Rashee Rice hauls in his 2nd TD of the game (0:22)Rashee Rice’s 2nd touchdown gives the Chiefs a lead in the fourth quarter. (0:22)
Just four days ago, the Chiefs believed they secured a pivotal win — and their most impressive one of their season — when they rallied from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Indianapolis Colts.
The Chiefs’ defense struggled against the Cowboys’ potent passing attack. Prescott was never sacked, and the Chiefs’ pressure didn’t affect him much. Prescott was pressured on 36% of his dropbacks, his third-highest pressure percentage in a game this season, according to Next Gen Stats. But Prescott, who finished with 320 passing yards and two touchdowns, responded by completing 11 of his 14 attempts while under duress, his most such completions in a game in his 10-year career.
Whether longtime defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo blitzed or didn’t, his unit allowed a season-high nine conversions on third down, which tied for the second most in a regular season game under Spagnuolo, who joined the team in 2019. Watson and fellow cornerback Trent McDuffie couldn’t effectively cover CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens, Cowboys’ two best receivers.
“The rush and coverage got to work together, and we’ve got to figure out a way to get them off the field,” defensive end George Karlaftis said. “That’s on the defense. We’ve got a few days off and we’ve got to dig deep now.”
“The bottom line is we’re having too many penalties, and we’ve got to make sure we take care of that,” Reid said. “No excuses with it. We’ll work on cleaning it up. The guys know. They understand we’ve got to clean up a few things.
“We’ve got to do better as coaches. We’ve got to do better as players. You go back to the drawing board and you keep working.”
Rashee Rice hauls in his 2nd TD of the game (0:22)Rashee Rice’s 2nd touchdown gives the Chiefs a lead in the fourth quarter. (0:22)
Rashee Rice’s 2nd touchdown gives the Chiefs a lead in the fourth quarter. (0:22)