Tag: Week 10

What did Patrick Mahomes tell Bo Nix after Chiefs beat Broncos?

Patrick Mahomes had an extremely positive message for Bo Nix after the Chiefs beat the Broncos on Sunday.

Game recognizes game.

The Kansas City Chiefs (9-0) stayed perfect on Sunday with a 16-14 victory over the Denver Broncos (5-5). The Broncos were a real challenge for the defending Super Bowl champions, and it took a last-second blocked field goal for the Chiefs to pull off the victory.

After the game, KCNC-TV cameras picked up audio from veteran quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ post-game exchange with rookie Bo Nix.

“Hey, way to play your ass off,” Kansas City’s star told his Denver counterpart. “Keep leading those dudes. It’s just the first one, baby, we have a lot of these things.”

It was a respectful, encouraging message from the two-time NFL MVP.

One could argue that Nix played better than Mahomes on Sunday. The rookie completed 73.3% of his passes for 215 yards with two touchdowns and no turnovers. Mahomes posted a 66.7% completion rate for 266 yards with one touchdown and no turnovers. Nix was sacked twice and Mahomes was sacked four times.

Nix drove the Broncos down the field and set them up for what could have been a game-winning field goal at the end, but the block spoiled what would have been a huge upset victory for Denver.

Nix and Mahomes will face off again when the Broncos host the Chiefs in their regular season finale in Week 18.

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5 takeaways from the Broncos’ 16-14 loss to Chiefs in Week 10

The sky is not falling. Here are five quick takeaways from the Broncos’ loss to the Chiefs on Sunday.

The Denver Broncos fell to the Kansas City Chiefs 16-14 on Sunday after their last-second field goal attempt was blocked. Here are five quick takeaways from the loss.

1. Audric Estime in, Javonte Williams out: Hopefully fantasy football managers listened when coach Sean Payton hinted last week that Estime would be more involved in the second half of the season. Estime dominated the team’s backfield on Sunday with 14 carries for 53 yards. Jaleel McLaughlin mixed in with two carries for 12 yards and even wide receiver Marvin Mims got three carries for 17 yards. Williams only received one carry (for one yard) and just two targets as a receiver out of the backfield. Estime might be the new RB1 going forward.

2. Bad officiating did not cost Denver the game: Yes, there were some questionable calls on Sunday, but the Broncos can’t blame the officials for the loss (more on that in a moment). KC’s formation on the field goal block was legal, and Denver squandered opportunities to win the game in the second half. Blame for the loss falls on the Broncos, not the referee.

3. Denver’s offense disappeared in the second half: After taking a 14-10 lead into halftime, the Broncos’ offense proved to be mostly ineffective until the final drive of the game. Denver’s defense continued to hold up, allowing just two field goals, but the offense didn’t do its part.

4. Alex Forsyth cost the Broncos the game: Listen, this is not a green light to harass players on social media, which is never acceptable. But there’s accountability in professional sports, and players are spotlighted for mistakes (in a professional manner). The Chiefs identified Forsyth as a weak link on kicks earlier in the game, noting that he was too light on his toes and susceptible to a bull rush. KC exploited that on the final play of the game and drove Forsyth back to block the field goal attempt. Forsyth accepted blame after the game, and he’ll probably never make that mistake again.

5. Denver is oh-so-close: After the game, Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix said, “I feel like we’re right there, just have to get over that hump.” He’s right. The good news is that Denver just went toe-to-toe with the NFL’s only remaining undefeated team, the defending Super Bowl champions. The bad news is that the Broncos weren’t able to complete the game. “It really played out exactly how we wanted it to, like exactly with the ball, the clock, in complete control of everything,” Payton said. “We just couldn’t finish it.” If the Broncos get over the hump that Nix referenced, they will be a legitimate playoff contender this fall. And they’ll see KC again when the Chiefs visit Empower Field at Mile High in Week 18. Denver was knocked down on Sunday, but the Broncos weren’t knocked out. There’s a lot of football left to play.

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9 players did not play in Broncos’ loss to Chiefs

The Broncos held out nine players from Sunday’s game against the Chiefs.

Nine members of the 53-man roster did not play in the Denver Broncos‘ 16-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday afternoon.

Broncos quarterback Zach Wilson*, cornerback Kris Abrams-Draine, safety Keidron Smith, offensive tackle Frank Crum, offensive lineman Calvin Throckmorton, tight end Greg Dulcich and defensive lineman Eyioma Uwazurike were inactive in KC.

*Wilson was inactive but still dressed as an emergency third quarterback.

Jarrett Stidham, Denver’s primary backup quarterback, also did not play as Bo Nix took every snap on offense. Practice squad linebacker Zach Cunningham was elevated to the game-day roster but did not play any snaps, giving the Broncos nine players who did not see the field against the Chiefs.

Broncos who did not play in Week 10

  1. QB Zach Wilson (emergency third QB)
  2. CB Kris Abrams-Draine
  3. DB Keidron Smith
  4. OT Frank Crum
  5. OL Calvin Throckmorton
  6. TE Greg Dulcich
  7. DL Eyioma Uwazurike
  8. QB Jarrett Stidham (active)
  9. LB Zach Cunningham (active)

Following Sunday’s 16-14 loss, Denver will attempt to bounce back at home against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 11.

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Report: Alex Highsmith seen in crutches following Week 10 injury

Alex Highsmith was seen on crutches leaving the Steelers’ locker room, raising concerns about the severity of his ankle injury.

In what should be an exciting celebration for the now 7-2 Pittsburgh Steelers, fans can’t help but sympathize with star EDGE Alex Highsmith, who appeared to suffer a serious ankle injury during his team’s Week 10 victory over the Washington Commanders.

While the severity of the injury remains unclear, more details regarding Highsmith’s availability for the 2024 season will be revealed in the coming days. The outlook, however, doesn’t look promising.

Highsmith was seen using crutches as he left the Steelers’ locker room, suggesting the injury may cause him to miss significant time.

Highsmith recently missed Weeks 4 to 6 with a groin injury, and backup Nick Herbig is also nursing a hamstring injury. With this in mind, the Steelers’ trade for veteran OLB Preston Smith seems to have been a perfect move.

Smith will fill in admirably if Highsmith is forced to miss serious time, but fans of the Black and Gold are nonetheless hoping for a speedy recovery.

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Chiefs targeted Alex Forsyth on field goal block, and it worked

The Chiefs identified that Broncos lineman Alex Forsyth was “light on his toes” and bull-rushed him on the final play of the game.

The Kansas City Chiefs clinched a 16-14 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday when they blocked a 35-yard field goal attempt on the final play of the game (and, yes, it was a legal play).

Chiefs linebacker Leo Chenal was credited with the block. After the game, Chenal revealed to Mike Florio of NBC Sports that he had identified a weakness in Denver offensive lineman Alex Forsyth’s stance on kicks earlier in the game.

“Chenal said that the earlier field goal attempts and extra points showed him that the guy assigned to him was, ‘Light on his toes,’ and the bull rush would work,” Florio said during “Football Night in America” on Sunday night.

The Chiefs bull-rushed Forsyth and broke through the line to block the kick.

 

After the game, the Broncos’ lineman accepted blame for the play.

“I have to be stouter,” Forsyth told The Denver Post. “They had four guys on that side. But it didn’t surprise us. I have to be stouter.”

As Andrew Mason of DenverSports.com has pointed out, Forsyth has been forced off his feet on eight of the team’s last ten kicks. The last play of Sunday’s game was the most egregious, and it will undoubtedly spark a correction (or at least an attempt to correct it).

Kansas City timed the snap perfectly and penetrated the line of scrimmage immediately.

Florio also reported that Chiefs defenders considered allowing the Broncos to score a touchdown to give KC’s offense a chance with the ball, but defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo ruled out that scenario.

It seems safe to assume that Forsyth won’t be light on his toes going forward.

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No, the Chiefs’ blocked field goal against the Broncos was not an illegal play

Unfortunately, the Chiefs’ formation on their field goal block against the Broncos was a legal play.

On the play final of a 16-14 win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs blocked a last-second 35-yard field goal attempt to seal the game.

The Chiefs stacked six players on one side of the long snapper at the line of scrimmage and overloaded offensive lineman Alex Forsyth, who was overpowered and fell backward, allowing the block.

A seventh player also lined up on the left side of the line, but he was not on the line of scrimmage. Because Kansas City only had six players on the line of scrimmage, it was a legal play.

“I haven’t seen it,” Broncos coach Sean Payton said after the game. “I knew there was penetration on the left side. I will watch the film.”

Denver’s offense did everything right leading up to the kick, eating up 5:57 on the game clock to leave no time for KC after a field goal attempt.

“Every team in the world practices your 4-minute offense,” quarterback Bo Nix said after the game. “You know they’re going to blitz zero, they’re going to bring everybody, and they know you’re running the ball. I thought as far as that drive taking five or six minutes off the clock was what everybody wants to do. We gave ourselves the chance. They just made one extra play.

“When we thought it was in our hands, it wasn’t. There’s plenty within the game that you have to avoid to not get in that situation. Don’t get down by two to where you have to have that drive – be up by two scores and you can waste the clock. It’s tough. It’s two good football teams out there playing against each other and one day, it’ll go our way.”

There were some questionable calls on Sunday, but the Chiefs’ blocked field goal was a legal play. The Broncos will now attempt to bounce back at home against the Atlanta Falcons (6-4) in Week 11.

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Chiefs have unlikely hero from miracle win over Broncos

Leo Chenal is #Chiefs Wire’s Player of the Game for Week 10 after he blocked a field goal that lifted Kansas City to victory over the #Broncos

While many of the Kansas City Chiefs’ players made significant contributions to the team’s Week 10 win over the Denver Broncos, it was linebacker Leo Chenal who made the play of the game as time expired to seal the victory for the defending Super Bowl champions.

Chenal, who serves a crucial role on Kansas City’s defensive and special teams units, blocked a field goal attempt by Broncos kicker Will Lutz with zeroes on the clock in the fourth quarter.

The game-defining play was, without a doubt, the most important moment in the AFC West showdown, and kept the Chiefs’ perfect season intact for another week.

For his outstanding field goal block against Denver, we are naming Chenal Chiefs Wire’s Player of the Game for Week 10.

In addition to the blocked field goal, Chenal was also credited with four combined tackles in the game, which helped keep rookie quarterback Bo Nix at bay when the Broncos had possession.

This isn’t the first time Chenal has blocked an extra point. His last critical block came in Super Bowl LVIII earlier this year.

WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark reacts to Chiefs’ Week 10 win vs. Broncos

WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark reacted to the Kansas City #Chiefs’ thrilling Week 10 victory over the Denver #Broncos in a post to Twitter.

The Kansas City Chiefs are no strangers to celebrity endorsements, but after their win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday, nobody could have expected that WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark would voice her support for the defending Super Bowl champions.

Kansas City secured its Week 10 victory against Denver in spectacular fashion when budding linebacker Leo Chenal blocked a last-second field goal attempt by Broncos kicker Will Lutz.

Now 9-0 the Chiefs will remain the NFL’s only undefeated team heading into Week 11, when Kansas City will face the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium in Western New York.

See what Caitlin Clark had to say after the Chiefs’ thrilling victory over Denver:

 

Clark, who grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, seems to have been following Kansas City’s Super Bowl defense campaign this season and was certainly fired up for the Chiefs’ latest win.

Stay tuned to see if Clark has more input when Kansas City plays Buffalo on November 17.

Budding Chiefs LB credited with game-winning FG block vs. Broncos

#Chiefs LB Leo Chenal was credited with blocking #Broncos kicker Will Lutz’s field goal that sealed Kansas City’s win over Denver in Week 10.

The Kansas City Chiefs completed yet another miraculous win on Sunday after blocking what would have been a game-winning field goal against the Denver Broncos as time expired in the fourth quarter.

The Chiefs’ offense struggled for most of the game, but Kansas City’s defense stepped up to make key plays that kept the score close.

With their undefeated season in the balance, Chiefs linebacker Leo Chenal managed to get his hand on the ball when Broncos kicker Will Lutz attempted the last-second field goal in the fourth quarter.

Though it was unclear which player had tipped Lutz’s kick, Chenal was officially credited with the blocked field goal and earned a shoutout from the defending Super Bowl champions on Twitter.

 

Chenal has been a key part of Kansas City’s defense and special teams unit since joining the Chiefs as a third-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft.

Stay tuned to see if Chenal can make another game-changing play against the Buffalo Bills in Week 11.

Chiefs’ blocked FG gets ArtButMakeItSports treatment on Twitter

ArtButMakeItSports found an amazing piece of art that looked eerily similar to a photograph of the #Chiefs’ blocked FG against the #Broncos.

The Kansas City Chiefs remained undefeated in spectacular fashion on Sunday by securing a victory over the Denver Broncos with a last-second blocked field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter.

Fans won’t soon forget the AFC West showdown’s amazing finish at Arrowhead Stadium, and as Kansas City keeps its perfect season intact for another week, the hype behind the Chiefs’ attempt at a Super Bowl three-peat is reaching a fever pitch.

One popular social media account that goes by the name ArtButMakeItSports regularly shares pieces of art that share similarities with pictures from the sports world.

A photograph of Kansas City’s outstanding blocked field goal got the full treatment from ArtButMakeItSports on Twitter after the final whistle blew at Arrowhead Stadium:

 

Though this comparison may be a bit abstract, fans on social media seemed to agree with ArtButMakeItSports’ opinion and were thrilled to see the Chiefs’ classic moment represented in Georges Mathieu’s outstanding work.