Arrowhead Pride - Chiefs vs. Packers, Monday Night Football: Green Bay beats Kansas City, 38-28Kansas City Chiefs news, rumors, roster updates and more.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46893/arrowheadpride_f.png2015-09-30T08:00:10-05:00http://www.arrowheadpride.com/rss/stream/91725582015-09-30T08:00:10-05:002015-09-30T08:00:10-05:00Grading Andy Reid: Week 3
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<p>Monday night against the Packers was somewhat of an odd situation for Andy Reid and the Chiefs. The Chiefs were coming off a heartbreaking loss the week before and they were also playing their second straight prime time game. Reid had a few extra days to prepare against one of the best, if not the best, home teams in the NFL. Winning the game against the Packers in Lambeau would have been an exceptional feat, but the entire team from top to bottom would have to perform at their very best. As you all know, that is not how things turned out. Without further ado, let's grade Andy Reid in week 3 against the Packers.</p>
<p>Once again we will touch on the grading criteria.</p>
<p><b>Grading Criteria (Points Possible)</b></p>
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<li><span>Player preparedness / discipline (10)</span></li>
<li><span>Challenges (15)</span></li>
<li><span>Offensive play calling (30)</span></li>
<li><span>Game altering decisions (30)</span></li>
<li><span>Clock management (15)</span></li>
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<div>The grading scale has not changed from last week. We will most likely keep this scale moving forward. If there are any objections please speak up!</div>
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<h3><b>Player Preparedness / Discipline</b></h3>
<div>If the Chiefs came out with too much energy on the Thursday night game against the Broncos - the game in Lambeau was the polar opposite. From the start of the game the players appeared to be flat and lacking energy on both sides of the ball. The Chiefs were also caught with their pants down twice on Aaron Rodgers induced defensive false start touchdowns. The Chiefs also made a number of sloppy penalties, none of which hurt more than Marcus Cooper's illegal contact which negated a turnover. Below are factors that played into Reid's grade.</div>
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<li><span>The Chiefs committed seven penalties that were upheld. Most of the penalties were holding penalties or illegal contact on the secondary.</span></li>
<li><span>The Chiefs twice fell for Rodgers' false start antics. This wasn't something that Aaron Rodgers has just started doing; the team should have been more prepared.</span></li>
<li><span>During the game the Chiefs players were blatantly sliding around on the turf. I didn't see anywhere near the amount of difficulty maintaining traction for the Packers players. One could wonder if the Chiefs weren't wearing the proper footwear.</span></li>
<li><span>Jamaal Charles himself <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000541962/article/jamaal-charles-packers-outplayed-outcoached-us">said the team lacked energy</a>.</span></li>
<li><span>One positive for the Chiefs player's discipline is that the team did not lose any fumbles, even though they did put the ball on the ground twice.</span></li>
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<div><i>Player Preparedness Grade: 1/10</i></div>
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<h3><b>Challenges</b></h3>
<div>Similar to last week Reid didn't throw any challenge flags. Amazingly throughout the game there were no situations that came about where Reid needed to throw the challenge flag. We won't deduct any points for challenges.</div>
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<div><i>Challenges Grade: 15/15</i></div>
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<h3><b>Offensive Play Calling</b></h3>
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<div>I have really been dreading writing this part of the post. This is always the most difficult part to offer a grade. There are so many criteria involved in calling plays, and honestly I'm not anywhere near qualified to grade Reid on his play calling. All disagreements are welcome, and I'll always provide reasoning for why I came to my conclusions. Let's look at a list of items that affected Reid's grade.</div>
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<li><span>The game got out of hand fast, but asking Alex Smith to pass the ball 40 times versus running with Jamaal Charles 11 times spells for disaster. Charles had three carries in the second half. There was no balance to the offense.</span></li>
<li><span>There is a massive problem with Alex Smith and the two minute offense if the best choice for moving the ball downfield quickly is a run play with Charles. Down by 17 with 0:56 left in the second half Reid chose to run the ball three times out of five plays. This does not make sense to me.</span></li>
<li><span>The Chiefs first three drives of the game ended in three and outs. These are plays Reid had ample time to script given the extra days of preparation. There is little to no excuse for this, especially when Green Bay isn't known for their defense.</span></li>
<li><span>The Chiefs continue to be miserable on third down. The team went 2/10 on third down. The third down calls lacked the creativity that Reid is known for.</span></li>
<li><span>With the Packers blitzing so much in the early portion of the game, Reid has to adjust on the fly and call plays that can hurt teams for blatantly overloading the line of scrimmage.</span></li>
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<div>I'd like to add that several of the Chiefs players on offense flat out did not execute their assignments. The blocking was not very good, especially on the edge. However Reid needs to step up his game with the play calling. The success of the play calling towards the end of the game was better than success of the play calling at the start of the game, but that is most likely attributed to the Packers playing soft prevent defense. The success of the offense towards the end of the game should be noted, but the awful performance when the game mattered most can't be ignored.</div>
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<div><i>Offensive Play Calling Grade: 11/30</i></div>
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<h3><b>Game Altering Decisions</b></h3>
<div>Given the nature of the game, there were few game altering decisions Reid was exposed to. Below is a list of the game altering decisions that Reid faced during the game.</div>
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<li><span>With 1:00 left in the third quarter the Chiefs scored a touchdown to bring the score to 13 - 31. Going for two would have put the Chiefs within two scores. Instead Reid elected to go for the extra point. Perhaps Reid felt the game was still early but the score dictated Reid should have gone for two.</span></li>
<li><span>With 10:01 left in the fourth quarter the Chiefs scored a touchdown to bring the score to 20 - 38. This time Reid elected to go for two and the Chiefs converted. This was the right decision.</span></li>
<li><span>With 1:30 left in the fourth quarter the Chiefs scored a touchdown (deja vu anyone?) to bring the score to 28 - 38. Once again Reid made the correct decision to go for two. Even though they didn't convert it was still the right decision.</span></li>
<li><span>Reid elected to onside kick down by eight with 1:30 left in the game. This was also the right decision.</span></li>
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<div>As far as the game altering decisions are concerned, Reid generally made the correct calls. Some points were taken off for not going for two when the score was 13 to 31 (not that it would have mattered).</div>
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<div><i>Game Altering Decisions Grade: 28/30</i></div>
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<h3><b>Clock Management</b></h3>
<div>When it came to clock management during this game, there were two very troublesome issues that came about. Sadly these issues are re-runs that continue to affect the Chiefs.</div>
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<li><span>As mentioned earlier, with 0:56 remaining in the first half Reid chose to run the ball on three out of five plays. This is not the way to conserve the clock or timeouts.</span></li>
<li><span>With the Chiefs needing two quick scores they gained possession of the ball with 5:48 remaining in the game. It took the Chiefs 4:18 seconds to march the ball down the field - this is probably on Alex Smith as much as it is on Reid. Kudos to the Chiefs for scoring the touchdown but the hurry up offense needs to, well, hurry up.</span></li>
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<div>Aside from these two items, below are the notable comments regarding some of the timeouts that were called during the game.</div>
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<li><span>Timeouts two and three in the first half: Both of these were used after Jamaal Charles runs on the last drive before halftime.</span></li>
<li><span>The Chiefs called a timeout with 2:39 left in the fourth quarter. They were able to run two plays after this timeout. I would think with 39 seconds before the two minute warning an offensive unit should be able to get more than two plays off immediately following a timeout. It's little things like these that cost the Chiefs precious time when they need to be in hurry up mode.</span></li>
<li><span>The remaining two timeouts in the second half were used to stop the clock after runs by the Packers.</span></li>
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<div>The Chiefs really need to improve on their clock management.</div>
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<div><i>Clock Management Grade: 6/15</i></div>
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<h3><b>Overall Grade: 61/100</b></h3>
<div><b>2015 Average Grade: 69.7</b></div>
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<div>One would have to think given Reid's track record his grade should improve. Hopefully we've seen the worst of Reid in 2015. Going forward after Week 4 I will incorporate some graphs now that we are gaining more data.</div>
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<div>Chose to 'go for it' - 0 out of 2 opportunities</div>
<div>Chose to 'go for it' with the lead - 0 out of 2 opportunities</div>
<div>Chose to 'go for it' without the lead - 0 out of 0 opportunities</div>
<div>Chose to punt within FG range - 1 out of 2 opportunities</div>
<div>Chose to punt within FG range with the lead - 1 out of 2 opportunities</div>
<div>Chose to punt within FG range without the lead - 0 out of 0 opportunities</div>
<div>Chose to kick 50+ yard FG vs punt - 1 out of 2 opportunities</div>
<div>Chose to kick 50+ yard FG vs punt with the lead - 1 out of 2 opportunities</div>
<div>Chose to kick 50+ yard FG vs punt without the lead - 0 out of 0 opportunities</div>
<div>Chose to go for two when the score dictated to do so - 2 out of 3 opportunities</div>
https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2015/9/30/9420597/grades-andy-reid-kansas-city-chiefs-green-bay-packersGary McKenzie2015-09-29T08:47:22-05:002015-09-29T08:47:22-05:00Snap counts: Cooper plays every snap, more Conley
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<p>Here's who played and who didn't in the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com/">Kansas City Chiefs</a> 38-28 loss to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/">Green Bay Packers</a>.</p>
<p>A few observations...</p>
<p><span>Marcus Cooper</span> started the game and played every snap, according to the NFL's snap counts. Cooper was targeted early and had a costly penalty that negated a turnover. Meanwhile, <span>Phillip Gaines</span> played just 21 snaps because he was injured in the first half. Tyvon Branch replaced Gaines and played 41 snaps. <span>Jamell Fleming</span> had just eight snaps.</p>
<p><span>Eric Berry</span> again played a full time role as he missed just eight defensive snaps. Second week in a row as a full time player. Seems his snaps came at the expense of <span>Husain Abdullah</span>.</p>
<p>All five starting offensive linemen played every snap for the first time this season and the results were ... ehhh.</p>
<p><span>Knile Davis</span> had an injury, which is (possibly) why <span>Charcandrick West</span> got those snaps at running back.</p>
<p>Is <span>James O'Shaughnessy</span> taking over <span>Demetrius Harris</span> for the second tight end? He doubled up his snaps.</p>
<p>Big jump up in snaps for <span>Chris Conley</span>, who had five offensive snaps entering this week. Is Albert Wilson hurt? Or was he just ineffective? Conley made his first NFL catch in the game.</p>
<p><span>Dee Ford</span> ... 15 snaps.</p>
<h3>Offensive line</h3>
<p id="paragraph9">LT Donald Stephenson: 71</p>
<p>G <span>Ben Grubbs</span>: 71</p>
<p id="paragraph11">C <span>Mitch Morse</span>: 71</p>
<p>G <span>Laurent Duvernay-Tardif</span>: 71</p>
<p id="paragraph12">RT Eric Fisher: 71</p>
<h3>Quarterback</h3>
<p id="paragraph15">QB <span>Alex Smith</span>: 71</p>
<h3>Wide receiver</h3>
<p id="paragraph16">WR Jeremy Maclin: 69</p>
<p id="paragraph19">WR Jason Avant: 38</p>
<p id="paragraph20">WR <span>Chris Conley</span>: 35</p>
<p id="paragraph17">WR Albert Wilson: 34</p>
<p id="paragraph18">WR De'Anthony Thomas: 15</p>
<h3>Running back</h3>
<p id="paragraph21">RB Jamaal Charles: 62</p>
<p>RB Charcandrick West: 9</p>
<p id="paragraph22">FB Anthony Sherman: 5</p>
<p id="paragraph23">RB Knile Davis: 0</p>
<h3>Tight ends</h3>
<p id="paragraph24">TE Travis Kelce: 66</p>
<p id="paragraph26">TE <span>James O'Shaughnessy</span>: 15</p>
<p>TE Demetrius Harris: 7</p>
<h3>Cornerback</h3>
<p>CB Marcus Cooper: 76</p>
<p id="paragraph28">CB Marcus Peters: 76</p>
<p id="paragraph27">CB Phillip Gaines: 21</p>
<p id="paragraph29">CB Jamell Fleming: 8</p>
<h3>Safety</h3>
<p id="paragraph31">S <span>Ron Parker</span>: 71</p>
<p id="paragraph32">S Eric Berry: 68</p>
<p>S <span>Tyvon Branch</span>: 41</p>
<p id="paragraph33">S Husain Abdullah: 23</p>
<p>S <span>Daniel Sorensen</span>: 2</p>
<h3>Linebacker</h3>
<p id="paragraph35">LB Derrick Johnson: 76</p>
<p id="paragraph36">LB Justin Houston: 73</p>
<p id="paragraph37">LB Tamba Hali: 64</p>
<p id="paragraph38">LB Josh Mauga: 51</p>
<p id="paragraph39">LB Dee Ford: 15</p>
<p>LB Frank Zombo: 3</p>
<h3>Defensive line</h3>
<p id="paragraph40">DE Allen Bailey: 49</p>
<p id="paragraph41">NT Dontari Poe: 51</p>
<p id="paragraph42">DE Jaye Howard: 43</p>
<p id="paragraph43">DE Mike DeVito: 27</p>
<p id="paragraph44">DE Nick Williams: 0</p>
https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2015/9/29/9413987/chiefs-vs-packers-marcus-cooper-plays-every-snap-chris-conley-seesJoel Thorman2015-09-29T07:00:06-05:002015-09-29T07:00:06-05:00Who is to blame for the Chiefs loss?
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<p>We expected the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com/">Kansas City Chiefs</a> to lose to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/">Green Bay Packers</a>. And they did.</p>
<p>Who is at fault for the Chiefs loss?</p>
<p><b>Alex Smith</b>: His final numbers don't look bad - 24-of-40 for 290 yards - but he was a problem, especially in the first half. He couldn't get the ball away fast enough. He had constant pressure but that's nothing new. He threw an awful interception deep in his own territory. The stats don't tell the story on Smith. It was worse than what the numbers say.</p>
<p><b>Offensive line</b>: Oh boy. They weren't very good either. <span>Eric Fisher</span> played better than <span>Jah Reid</span>, maybe? That's part of the problem - I can't answer that definitively.</p>
<p><b>Chiefs CBs</b>: Not throwing <span>Marcus Peters</span> of <span>Phillip Gaines</span> in here. <span>Marcus Cooper</span> was lit up early and had a major mistake with an illegal contact penalty on a play where the Chiefs forced a turnover. That could have changed everything about this game. <span>Tyvon Branch</span> was thrown into an impossible situation as he had to play nickel after the Chiefs lost Gaines to an injury.</p>
<p><b>Play calling</b>: Maybe it's not all <span>Alex Smith's</span> fault. Maybe those play calls on 3rd and 15 really did call for a short pass to the flat.</p>
<p><b>Andy Reid</b>: A separate section for the head coach that's not specific to just play calling. Andy Reid is responsible for everything on game day, as he told the media in his postgame press conference. So when the Chiefs get down by three scores in the first half, it's on him.</p>
<p><b>Aaron Rodgers</b>: He's just too good. Simple as that.</p>
https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2015/9/29/9412967/who-is-to-blame-for-kansas-city-chiefs-loss-to-the-green-bay-packersJoel Thorman2015-09-29T00:38:15-05:002015-09-29T00:38:15-05:00Andy Reid went Belichick in his press conference
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<p>Andy Reid gave a very, very weird press conference after the <a href="http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2015/9/28/9412015/chiefs-packers-final-score-alex-smith-aaron-rodgers">Kansas City Chiefs loss to the Green Bay Packers</a>. Reid never really says much of anything but this one was particularly terse. He repeatedly said some version of "It's my responsibility" when he was asked anything about the game. There were some heavy sighs and perhaps an eye roll or two. He obviously did not want to be there. I'm not even sure why the Chiefs trotted him out there (well, because the league requires it).</p>
<p>This reminded me very much of Bill Belichick's press conference after the Chiefs game last year. The <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Patriots</a> had just been blasted at Arrowhead and Belichick repeatedly said, "We're onto Cincinnati." That became a rallying call for the Patriots, who went onto win <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/super-bowl" class="sbn-auto-link">the Super Bowl</a>.</p>
<p>Here is the Q&A with Reid. <a href="http://www.kcchiefs.com/media-center/videos/Andy-Reid-Postgame-Reaction/30875ee6-e163-4bc5-9648-46e655d8c72a">Video here.</a></p>
<h5>On whether they considered a change at QB:</h5>
<p>We're gonna move on here quickly.</p>
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<h5>On the penalties:</h5>
<p>That's my fault, that's my fault. Too many penalties. Not disciplined enough.</p>
<h5>On what he saw from the players:</h5>
<p>That's my responsibility to make sure they do that right.</p>
<h5>On a question I couldn't hear but doesn't even really matter:</h5>
<p>Again that's my responsibility to make sure we do a better job as a team. And it starts with me.</p>
<h5>On whether Rodgers was targeting specific cornerbacks:</h5>
<p>I gotta make sure everything is taken care of on that front there. That's my responsibility.</p>
<h5>On the Packers defense:</h5>
<p>Green Bay did a nice job.</p>
<h5>On the sequence at the end of the first half:</h5>
<p>We're moving on. We're moving onto Cincinnati. We'll fix all that. I'll make sure I look at the tape.</p>
https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2015/9/29/9413111/andy-reid-gave-a-belichick-style-press-conference-after-packers-lossJoel Thorman2015-09-29T00:01:57-05:002015-09-29T00:01:57-05:00Ray Lewis says Chiefs D had lack of communication
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<p><span>Ray Lewis</span> pinned the <a href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Kansas City Chiefs</a> defensive problems against <span>Aaron Rodgers</span> on a lack of communication. Considering two of Aaron Rodgers five touchdowns came on what looked like the same play, I think he's right.</p>
<p>"The only way to play great defense is you have to communicate," Lewis said on the ESPN postgame broadcast.</p>
<p>Here's what he was talking about. The <a href="https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Packers</a> ran a version of this play twice. They ran a quick out route with <span>Randall Cobb</span> with a rub from the other receiver.</p>
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<p>Lewis explained that in this situation the Chiefs defensive backs need to be communicating with each other on what they're going to do if they run this rub route. Who has the inside? Who has the outside?</p>
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<p>Lewis said that it's almost unfair with how well Aaron Rodgers is playing right now so the Chiefs need to make it a little more fair and get their hands on the receivers and re-route them.</p>
<p>I am sure that a smart man like Chiefs defensive coordinator Bob Sutton talked about this with his defensive backs, not only before the game but after the first one. The Chiefs still couldn't stop it. Aaron Rodgers is very good.</p>
<p>See the play in action here:</p>
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https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2015/9/29/9412885/ray-lewis-says-chiefs-defense-had-lack-of-communication-vs-aaronJoel Thorman2015-09-28T23:38:45-05:002015-09-28T23:38:45-05:00Aaron Rodgers on Jamaal's TD celebration<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/ByRyanWood/status/648717623425953792">Aaron Rodgers on Jamaal's TD&nbsp;celebration</a></h3>
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https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2015/9/28/9412853/aaron-rodgers-on-jamaals-td-celebrationJoel Thorman2015-09-28T22:56:29-05:002015-09-28T22:56:29-05:00What we learned in Chiefs loss to Packers
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<p>It's over. The Kansas City Chiefs came back in the second half to make it respectable but the Green Bay Packers were clearly the better team in this 38-28 victory for Green Bay.</p>
<p>This is how I feel about this game:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tonight's game: pile of garbage with a fancy tablecloth put over it. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash">#Chiefs</a></p>
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<p>Final stats are <a href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015092800/2015/REG3/chiefs@packers#menu=drivechart&tab=analyze&pbp=gc-pbp-cd">here</a>.</p>
<p>Three things we learned...</p>
<h3>Alex Smith was not good</h3>
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<p>The offensive line was not good. The receivers weren't always open. The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/">Packers</a> defense got a lot of pressure. The play calling was highly questionable.</p>
<p>All that said ... <span>Alex Smith</span> was bad in this game.</p>
<p>His <i>full </i>numbers won't reflect it because the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com/">Chiefs</a> started moving the ball late in the game and picking up chunk yards while they were down by multiple touchdowns. For most of the game, Smith was part of the problem, not the solution.</p>
<p>He got happy feet anytime pressure got to him and was unable to step out of it and make a play. He refused to throw the ball down the field in the first half. He was just 2-of-7 for 39 yards in the first half. Almost every time there was a third and long - and there were a lot of them - Smith threw a dump off pass at the line of scrimmage.</p>
<p>He DID start moving the ball more in the second half. I will give him credit for that. But it was too late by that point. The Chiefs were down by three scores at halftime.</p>
<p>The Chiefs are too invested in Smith and this is just one game so, no, I'm not calling for <span>Chase Daniel</span> to replace him. However, I would have put Daniel in this game after halftime. That's how bad Smith's first half was.</p>
<h3>Two Chiefs CBs out = a big day for Aaron Rodgers</h3>
<p>I can't put this game all on the defense even though they gave up a bunch of points. The Chiefs were missing <span>Sean Smith</span> and <span>Phillip Gaines</span>, who was injured early in the game. So Rodgers was working on the Chiefs fourth and fifth cornerbacks. And it went about as you would expect.</p>
<p><span>Marcus Cooper</span> started for <span>Jamell Fleming</span> and Rodgers repeatedly targeted Cooper. His biggest mistake was an illegal contact penalty on a play where the Chiefs forced and recovered a fumble on Rodgers. Because of the penalty, that was called back. That was a game changer (back when the game was still close, a seven point game).</p>
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<p>After Gaines was injured, <span>Tyvon Branch</span> stepped in to play the slot. He was repeatedly targeted by Rodgers, who had a field day with both Cooper and Branch.</p>
<p>I'm not even really mad about this. A lot of teams are not good when two of their top cornerbacks are out.</p>
<h3>The Chiefs season is not over</h3>
<p>I know you're going to hate that I even say that right now because judging on what people said to me on Twitter there is a lot of anger out there. But this is Week 3. The Chiefs were 1-2 last year, too, and they had games coming up against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.patspulpit.com/">Patriots</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.ninersnation.com/">49ers</a>. That's bleaker than the Chiefs games coming up against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.cincyjungle.com/">Bengals</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.windycitygridiron.com/">Bears</a>.</p>
<p>The Chiefs can recover from this. It's one game against a great quarterback who took advantage of your corners out of the game. As for the offense, that's another story. That was not good and they haven't been good since the first half of the Houston game. The Chiefs need to do some real soul searching there.</p>
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<p>For the first time since Week 17 of the 2013 season, a <a href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Kansas City Chiefs</a> wide receiver has caught a touchdown pass. It's the stat that seemingly wouldn't die but it finally has.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="und">Touchdown, Jeremy Maclin! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MizzouMade?src=hash">#MizzouMade</a> <a href="https://t.co/L6M1UbVjte">https://t.co/L6M1UbVjte</a></p>
— Joe (@JDec89) <a href="https://twitter.com/JDec89/status/648694311358496769">September 29, 2015</a>
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<p>After catching a 31-yard pass on third and 17, <span>Jeremy Maclin</span> made another catch that got him in the end zone from five yards out. This was THE stat about the Chiefs over the last year so I am glad it's over.</p>
<p>Many people out there will be saying that Dwayne Bow was the last Chiefs wide receiver to catch a touchdown in Week 14 of the 2013 season. It was actually Dexter McCluster who was a receiver. Not sure why the national media is getting that wrong.</p>
<p>Here's the list of touchdown passes since the Chiefs last caught one. (Note: not counting <span>Aaron Rodgers</span> four touchdown passes tonight):</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash">#Chiefs</a> have ZERO of the 666 WR TD passes thrown since Week 15, 2013. <a href="https://t.co/RSK8o87qt6">https://t.co/RSK8o87qt6</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ArrowheadPride">@ArrowheadPride</a> <a href="http://t.co/VybRnTxKS1">pic.twitter.com/VybRnTxKS1</a></p>
— Jonathan Kinsley (@KinsleyNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/KinsleyNFL/status/648532638374961152">September 28, 2015</a>
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<p>Now we can NEVER TALK ABOUT THIS STAT AGAIN.</p>
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