The Kansas City Chiefs fell short on Sunday against the Denver Broncos, snapping their six-game winning streak to start the season. A bad habit that cost the Chiefs opening night quickly reemerged in the Week 8 loss, but things aren’t exactly what they seem, says their veteran coach.
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has often taken the blame for miscues on offense to help take the pressure off his players. A missed opportunity to score a touchdown in the passing game was the talk of social media when wide receiver Skyy Moore appeared to have dropped a pass in the end zone. Reid addressed the idea of a possible defensive penalty that was missed on the play during his Monday Zoom press conference.
“Skyy Moore’s going to take heat for dropping the ball. Well, when you look at it on tape, you see that his inside arm was dragged down away from the ball,” Reid explained. “Listen, the officials are human. They do a good job. It’s just sometimes, it’s hard to see everything. That’s a tough deal by angles and all of that. I would tell you a majority of the time, they do a good job with all that.”
On 4th & 3 in Denver territory, #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes drops a great pass to WR Skyy Moore in the end zone…but it's dropped.#ChiefsKingdom #BroncosCountry pic.twitter.com/pneBCcQiCJ
— Devon Clements (@DevclemNFL) October 29, 2023
Moore has struggled in what many critics expected to be a breakout sophomore season. He can still turn it around in the second half of the season, similar to his performance last year.