Patrick Mahomes assesses Monday’s loss to the Raiders

#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes shared his thoughts on Kansas City’s brutal Christmas day loss to the #Raiders in comments to the media this week.

The Kansas City Chiefs are reeling in the back stretch of the 2023 season, having lost three of their last five games, including an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Las Vegas Raiders on Christmas day at Arrowhead Stadium.

While speaking to the media on Wednesday, Patrick Mahomes elaborated on what exactly went wrong against Las Vegas, and how the team needs to respond going forward.

“I think [we] just have to be better as a unit. I have to play better, read the field better,” Mahomes explained. “You have to learn from your mistakes and be better next week because we have a great game against a great team coming up.”

The Chiefs’ offense struggled to consistently move the ball down the field through the air against the Raiders on Monday. Mahomes understands that the passing game is a crucial element of the offense and feels that there needs to be better execution starting with himself.

“I think it goes back to me; I’ve got to be critical of myself,” Mahomes continued. “There were times where there were throws there and I didn’t make them, there were times where I went through my reads and didn’t get to my last one. Obviously, that wasn’t our best performance – it wasn’t my best performance, but you’ve got to be critical of yourself and better for it the next time.”

The Chiefs have a pivotal game against the Bengals on Sunday, as they have not clinched the AFC West with two weeks left in the regular season. If the Chiefs want to have any success in the playoffs, the team must start building momentum starting this week.

Patrick Mahomes remains Chiefs’ highest-graded player after poor showing vs. Raiders

#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes still has Kansas City’s highest PFF grade for the 2023 season after a dismal showing against the #Raiders.

The Kansas City Chiefs’ latest loss to the Las Vegas Raiders was a huge disappointment to the team’s fans, and with just two games of the regular season remaining, reigning MVP Patrick Mahomes will need to do something special to right the ship in Western Missouri before the playoffs start in January.

Mahomes has struggled to find his footing in 2023, but his performance should be the least of the Chiefs’ worries. Even after his dismal showing against the Raiders on Christmas day, he remains Kansas City’s highest-graded player this year, according to Pro Football Focus.

While PFF grades are far from infallible, Mahomes’ composite grade of 84.9 for the season indicates that his play has been better than average, even if the Chiefs haven’t found the success many expected on the field.

Expect the star quarterback to put on a show against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 17 as Kansas City seeks to clinch its spot in the AFC playoffs with a win over their bitter conference rival.

Chiefs’ Week 16 loss to Raiders drew more than 29-million viewers

It seems the whole country was tuned in to watch the Chiefs’ Week 16 loss to the Raiders on Christmas day.

It seems that the whole country watched the Kansas City Chiefs lose to the Las Vegas Raiders on Christmas day, and after viewership metrics for the matchup were announced this week, the sheer size of the holiday audience was astounding.

According to the CBS Sports PR Twitter account, more than 29 million viewers tuned in to watch Kansas City collapse against Las Vegas at Arrowhead Stadium in Week 16.

This constituted the largest audience for a Christmas game since 1989, a factoid that should be of particular note to the Swiftie community.

At one point during the game, more than 37 million viewers were watching the Chiefs get manhandled by the Raiders, which may account for the utter shellacking that Kansas City took on social media after the game.

While one game rarely comes to define a team’s season, the Chiefs’ loss to Las Vegas may prove to be the moment that many fans across the country remember when looking back at Kansas City’s Super Bowl LVII defense campaign, even if only because it was so widely watched.

Chiefs legend Dante Hall shares advice for Kansas City as playoffs loom

Dante Hall shared his advice for the #Chiefs after Kansas City’s brutal loss to the #Raiders on Christmas day.

The Kansas City Chiefs are in dire straits as the 2023 regular season draws to a close. An identity crisis has gummed up the works for the team’s offense, and even while their defense has played exceptional football in recent weeks, it seems nothing can go right for the defending Super Bowl champions.

Chiefs legend Dante Hall made an appearance on Good Morning Football this week and offered some advice to Kansas City’s players as the playoffs draw ever closer.

Even while the Chiefs haven’t yet clinched their spot in the postseason, Hall suggested that the team get back to basics and stay positive amid their most recent trials and tribulations.

Check out Hall’s take on Kansas City’s situation below:

While fans are free to agree or disagree with the legendary returner’s assessment of Kansas City’s situation, one thing is clear: The 2023 Chiefs would be in a much better position if Patrick Mahomes had Hall to throw the ball to in the passing game.

Chiefs TE Travis Kelce addresses sideline helmet throw vs. Raiders

#Chiefs TE Travis Kelce addressed his sideline helmet throw incident against the #Raiders on his “New Heights” podcast.

Tempers flared on the Kansas City Chiefs sideline during their Christmas day loss to the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 16. Star tight end Travis Kelce was seen throwing his helmet during a particularly frustrating moment in the game that stood out among other signs of discontent on Kansas City’s bench.

Kelce addressed the helmet-toss incident on his New Heights podcast with his brother, fellow NFL veteran Jason Kelce. The All-Pro pass catcher didn’t make any excuses for his behavior and was apologetic in responding to Jason’s question about what happened.

“I didn’t go back out there and play good,” Travis explained. “He [head coach Andy Reid] wanted to see the fire in me, and I reacted in a bad way. He wanted to get the best out of me. Right now, I’m not playing my best football… As a leader on this team, that’s not how you switch momentum.”

Fans will certainly appreciate Travis’ frustration with the Chiefs’ performance against the Raiders on Monday, and his contrite response to the incident on the sideline.

With just two weeks of the 2023 regular season remaining, the time for Kansas City and Travis Kelce to clean up their acts is now, lest they lose out and squander their opportunity to compete in January’s playoffs.

WATCH: Rooftop view of Falcons TE Kyle Pitts’ TD reception

LOOK: Rooftop view of Falcons QB Taylor Heinicke’s TD pass to Kyle Pitts against the Colts

The Atlanta Falcons did several things that they don’t normally do in their Week 16 win over the Colts. The offense scored points early, the defense racked up six sacks and we got a rare Kyle Pitts touchdown sighting.

The third-year tight end hauled in a 24-yard touchdown from quarterback Taylor Heinicke in the first quarter of Sunday’s game. The Falcons released a rooftop view of Pitts’ sixth career touchdown. Watch below, as shared by the team’s Twitter account below.

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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes earned career-worst PFF grade vs. Raiders in Week 16

#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes earned the worst PFF grade of his career in Kansas City’s loss to the #Raiders in Week 16.

Patrick Mahomes’ excellence has always been an asset that the Kansas City Chiefs can rely on, but the reigning MVP faltered in the worst way against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 16.

Against the Chiefs’ most bitter divisional rival at Arrowhead Stadium on Christmas day, Mahomes earned the worst Pro Football Focus grade of his career.

One bad game won’t define Mahomes’ legacy in Kansas City, but the Chiefs’ loss to Las Vegas on Monday should serve as a stark reminder that the reigning MVP and Super Bowl LVII champions can’t rest on their laurels.

Games like the one that Andy Reid’s squad put together against the Raiders in Week 16 are as frustrating as they are hard to watch for Kansas City’s fans. However, with two contests yet to play, Chiefs Kingdom can rest easy knowing that the team is committed to proving that their latest loss won’t come to characterize their efforts through the rest of the regular season and the playoffs.

How former Alabama players performed in Week 16 of NFL season

Roll Tide Wire takes a close look at how former Alabama players performed in Week 16 of the NFL season.

Alabama is one of the top programs in the country when it comes to producing NFL talent. The Crimson Tide are well-represented on both sides of the ball and at just about every position on the football field.

Week 16 of the 2023 season kicked off on last Thursday night and concluded on Monday night, which means there were a lot of former Alabama players suiting up for their respective professional teams.

Believe it or not, 26 of the 32 teams in the NFL have at least one Alabama player on its roster. There are not many college programs that can say the same.

Roll Tide Wire breaks down how former Alabama players performed in their Week 16 matchups.

Chiefs stock watch: Which players impressed during Week 16 vs. Raiders?

Here’s a look at the stock trends for some #Chiefs players after the Week 16 loss to the #Raiders. | from: @EdEastonJr

The Christmas Day magic wasn’t on the Kansas City Chiefs side at Arrowhead Stadium as they dropped a crucial game to the Las Vegas Raiders. The defeat showed the team was not being disciplined or coordinated, as miscues ruled the day.

Patrick Mahomes struggled with turnovers, leading to fourteen Raiders points, digging a hole for which they couldn’t climb out of on Monday. Poor decisions and constant pressure by the Raiders’ defense had the reigning league MVP scrambling more than looking down the field. Injury to Isiah Pacheco in the second half and multiple defenders covering Travis Kelce stalled the offense all day.

The defense was solid throughout the game, only surrendering two field goals and keeping the game close. Chris Jones got an early sack to set the tone as the Raiders offense was held until Zamir White’s big runs to clinch the Las Vegas victory.

The loss takes Kansas City out of the running for the top seed in the AFC and a first-round bye in the postseason. The Chiefs still have a chance to clinch the AFC West title in their next game on New Year’s Eve against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Here’s a look at how the stock is trending for some players after the Week 16 loss at Arrowhead Stadium:

Twitter reacts to Chiefs’ frustrating Week 16 loss to Raiders

Fans made their feelings about the #Chiefs’ Week 16 loss to the #Raiders known on Twitter.

Nothing went right for the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense in Week 16. Patrick Mahomes looked like a shell of himself, Travis Kelce’s frustrations boiled over, and the entire unit looked out of sorts through all four quarters.

Somehow, a Las Vegas Raiders squad led by rookie quarterback Aidan O’Connell managed to make the reigning Super Bowl champions with the NFL’s reigning MVP under center look silly on their own turf.

Losses are part of life in professional sports, but such a brutal defeat on Christmas day at Arrowhead Stadium seems to be an indictment of Kansas City’s ability to win important games against opponents that are, at least on paper, beatable.

Chiefs fans will have to wait another week to see the team clinch its playoff berth, and with just two games remaining on its 2023 schedule, Kansas City can no longer afford to play the brand of football they’ve grown accustomed to this season.

Social media was buzzing after the Chiefs’ brutal loss to Las Vegas, and users weren’t afraid to let their thoughts on the sad state of affairs in Kansas City be known.

Check out some of the top reactions to the game from Twitter: