This loss really hurts. Maybe it's because the Chiefs had a chance, deep in Buffalo territory, at the end of the game to win it.
But no.
Cassel's pass was tipped and picked off by the Bills with 2:13 left in the game. Chris Chambers had dropped a big pass near the goal line on the previous play.
Dropped passes. Sound familiar?
The Chiefs even got the ball back but a deep Hail Mary pass with no time left was caught by Buffalo.
Here are some notes on the game. Tweet your questions to Joel at @ArrowheadPride.
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The Good
- The Chiefs defense came up big with twelve minutes left in the game. They shut down the Bills after Buffalo took over with great field position. Rian Lindell missed a 51-yard kick.
- RB Jamaal Charles nearly does it all. After a tipped pass resulted in a Buffalo INT, Charles chased down the Bills linebacker and nearly stripped the ball back.
- LB Tamba Hali applied pressure all day on QB Ryan Fitzpatrick. Hali had one sack, his 7.5 of the year.
- On 3rd and 16, with 7 minutes left, Cassel hit Wade for a 22-yard first down. It was the offensive play of the game. Leonard Pope's 16-yard catch and run on 3rd and 8 was also big.
- TE Leonard Pope had a huge game - 4 catches for 45 yards - with a couple of big catches near the end of the game.
The Bad
- A Rudy Niswanger holding penalty in the fourth quarter negated a big pass play by Cassel to Chambers.
- WR Chris Chambers was called for holding on that huge Jamaal Charles run late in the fourth quarter. This was a killer penalty.
- DT Glenn Dorsey left the game before the half with a knee injury. He did not return.
- WR Mark Bradley signaling first down when he was ten yards short.
- The Chiefs had five penalties in this game, some coming at very critical junctures.
The Ugly
- The Chiefs forced three turnovers and scored zero points off of them.
- WR Chris Chambers dropped a huge pass near the goal line with under three minutes left. Another drop.
- Cassel was 26/43 for 224 yards and four INTs. He had 145 yards passing the first half. His QB rating was 35.4.
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