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:
Ballgame. This is the most surprising Chiefs game I’ve seen since I came here. Not a good team right now (imagine if we had this effort against an actually good team) and getting worse. Still have hope but at this point it’s irrational hope. This is who we are.
— Mitchell Schwartz (@MitchSchwartz71) December 25, 2023
Ballgame. This is the most surprising Chiefs game I’ve seen since I came here. Not a good team right now (imagine if we had this effort against an actually good team) and getting worse. Still have hope but at this point it’s irrational hope. This is who we are.
— Mitchell Schwartz (@MitchSchwartz71) December 25, 2023
The Chiefs have shattered Patrick Mahomes. This offense is an embarrassment to the sport.
KC has serious soul-searching to do after it quickly gets bounced from the playoffs
— Matt Verderame (@MattVerderame) December 25, 2023
An absolute organizational embarrassment for the Chiefs today, one that cannot be overstated. I don’t care what Andy Reid or anyone else has to say after the game; words are meaningless at this point. This game pounds out in ALL CAPS that significant change must come in the…
— Kurtis Seaboldt (@KSeaboldt) December 25, 2023
Was Eric Bieniemy really the Chiefs’ secret sauce?It’s not just that, but perhaps his departure was a bigger blow than realized.
— Jeff Rosen (@jeff_rosen88) December 25, 2023
The Chiefs have shattered Patrick Mahomes. This offense is an embarrassment to the sport.
KC has serious soul-searching to do after it quickly gets bounced from the playoffs
— Matt Verderame (@MattVerderame) December 25, 2023
