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SportsBeat KC: Talking Chiefs the day after their worst home loss of the Andy Reid era

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen leaps over Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed while scrambling for a first down in the fourth quarter of the Kansas City Chiefs game against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. The Bills defeated the Chiefs 38-20.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen leaps over Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed while scrambling for a first down in the fourth quarter of the Kansas City Chiefs game against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. The Bills defeated the Chiefs 38-20.

It’s not often that beat writers Herbie Teope and Sam McDowell and columnists Sam Mellinger and Vahe Gregorian talk about a lopsided Chiefs loss. But that’s where we are Monday on SportsBeat KC, The Star’s daily sports podcast.

The Chiefs were crunched 38-20 by the Bills at rainy Arrowhead Stadium Sunday night. Issues that have plagued the Chiefs at every turn this season only intensified against Buffalo. Bad defense and turnovers were killers. But the Chiefs’ offense and Patrick Mahomes looked out of sync, too. All credit to the Bills.

The Chiefs dropped to 2-3, so now what? Is the division title out of reach? Are the problems fixable?

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Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star
Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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