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It wasn't clear to me at all to be honest. The ball didn't move when it tapped the ground. For them to overturn it, it needs to be clear that the ground helped secure the catch. I don't think they were ever overturning that.

ASB fought that catch a bit too. Hopefully bringing that one in gets his head back in the game.

Yikes that entire drive looked way too easy. No pass rush, catches being made with several yards of separation, and poor tackling to boot. Detroit looks like they have no urgency right now while KC looks like they're fighting for their season.

Yeah that is frustrating but calls from off-screen officials happen all the time on primetime games. If Detroit is going to call that play they need to know the procedural rules and follow them accordingly. That mistake plus ASB's drop might be too much to recover from. You can't make two 4th down mistakes against KC and win.

They benefited from two calls and both were legitimate penalties. I thought the officials in last week's MNF game made a couple poor calls that unduly benefited the Chiefs. Not this week so far.

The CB was blatantly pulling on his jersey while the ball was in the air in a way that restricted his path to the ball. I know we hate the Chiefs but penalties against them are still penalties.

Refs had nothing to do with it. KC finds and targets lopsided matchups. In this one they've discovered Rock Ya-Sin isn't up to the task and they are relentlessly isolating and targeting him. That DPI was legit and it was a result of good coaching.

That drop on 4th down might have been the game

Not feeling great about this one right now. Detroit is not a play from behind team. If they're down two scores the next time they have a real drive they're in trouble.

Yeah that's PI. Unfortunate because I think it would have been overthrown even if there was no penalty committed

Ah that is a killer. Need your best guy to make that catch

Notice how KC has to run a bunch of funky plays to move the ball while Detroit is just bringing it to them down after down

Worthy does his one trick really really well but he's not much use running normal routes and separating. Rashee Rice is supposed to be that guy for them.

Nice play! Mirror spy to prevent Mahomes from escaping and good safety coverage.

That's embarrassing man. KC always runs those quick screens with blockers on 3rd and long. You have to be ready for it.

QBs are much better athletes than they used to be and offenses get the ball out quicker than ever

Offense is just stacked. Elite pass protection, elite RB duo, elite pass catchers, elite scheme. Goff is the only not elite factor and he's still really damn good in his own right.

What is with this new trend of commercials that feature Lovecraftian horrors

That was nice pass protection. Goff held that ball for like 6 seconds it felt like

Uh that was just a schemed pick play, Detroit's only hope was if the CBs switched their coverage. Should be a coaching point for any defense playing KC. They need to be ready for those picks inside the 10.

KC runs those goalline rub routes better than anyone. Detroit needs to score TDs on every drive. Their secondary is too banged up to cover these guys.

That was dicey but it works

Not this year. Their defense has been a problem in almost every game. Chris Jones isn't the same, the rest of the DL is just okay, and the secondary outside of McDuffie has struggled.

Hmm you know until now I had gone with the common sentiment that Allen made the wrong read here. Now I'm not so sure. I can't remember seeing us run a read option where the RB is in motion like this. And before the snap Allen makes an alert call. An alert call into a read option? Can't say I've ever seen us do that before. Also from the endzone view you never see Allen glance at Landry, on read option he'd be reading the DE but his helmet never even twitches in that direction he is staring straight ahead. It might have been a fake handoff QB keeper all the way. The only thing that gives me pause is that Landry is totally unaccounted for and read option is the only play call that could have possibly accounted for him. So I don't know.

It is for sure a philosophical decision more than anything. They've decided to lean into letting Maye do what he does best. So that philosophy combined with McDaniels who is of course one of the premier offensive minds in the league has helped them build a very good downfield passing offense despite middling WRs. It is something you have to commit to as an organization. Boutte is a legit talent. He was once considered a 1st round prospect before injuries and questions about his attitude caused him to slide to the 6th round. They might have something there. Not that he is a superstar but he may be more than a JAG. Douglas and Hollins, yeah those are classic JAGs. Just to clarify my point without re-opening the Bills discussion (I am guilty of driving this thread off the rails) - It isn't about just the WR room, it's about an entire organizational philosophy that has moved us away from what makes Josh Allen special. WR investment to me is definitely the biggest symptom of the problem but the problem is more fundamental than that. @GoBills808 said it more succinctly above.