The Kansas City Chiefs kicked off the 2016 season in dramatic fashion today, with a 33-27 overtime victory over the San Diego Chargers.
Of all the things that were said after the Chargers engineered Sunday's come-from-ahead loss to the Chiefs, one thing stuck out to me.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) greets running back Spencer Ware (32) after Ware scored a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016.
All it took was the largest comeback in the 56-year history of the Kansas City Chiefs for the stoic quarterback with the California cool to finally let some emotion show.
It's only right that Alex Smith scored the final touchdown for the Kansas City Chiefs. "They out-executed us and they performed at the end of the game better than we did".
Allen went down with over two minutes left in the second quarter of the Chargers' 33-27 overtime lost. Deciding against a punt that would have pinned the Chiefs deep in their own territory, McCoy tried a 54-yard field goal.
It took Kansas City 10 plays to march 75 yards in overtime, and Smith finished it when he chose to keep the ball rather than pitch it when the smallest of creases opened. Smith finished it with his plunge from the 2-yard line, keeping the ball rather than pitch when the smallest of creases opened.
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By the time the early games were over, the most shocking development was that the Chiefs had won.
"You're going to have games like this that show your character, show your grit", coach Andy Reid said. "They had confidence in each other". Melvin Gordon scored his first two National Football League touchdowns as he looks to bounce back from a miserable rookie season. "You've got to keep making adjustments and keep battling". However, we now have a better idea of how teams are going to be using certain players (depending on game flow) and the first snap counts are in. It shocked us that Coleman was owned in only 42 percent of Yahoo leagues leading up to Week 1, but you can bet after he split time nearly equally with Devonta Freeman and noticeably outperformed him, Coleman will be in demand. It's not acceptable to be up by 24-3 and lose the game. Jeremy Maclin added 63 yards and a touchdown in five catches.
After a Josh Lambo field goal gave the Chargers a 24-3 lead, the third quarter was slipping away, and those fans who weren't booing were in the parking lot checking out of Tailgate Heaven.
In Seattle, rookie running back C.J. Prosise sprained one of his wrists in the first half and wore a protective cast on the sideline, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. His 18-yard scoring pass to rookie Will Fuller with 12:44 remaining in the fourth quarter provided the Texans the lead for good.
While running back Danny Woodhead led the Chargers in receptions past year and tight end Antonio Gates was third on the team, behind Allen, Stevie Johnson's 45 receptions were fourth and Dontrelle Inman was next among receivers with 35 catches.
The Chiefs carried their newfound momentum all the way to the finish.
