Chiefs rue penalties miscues and questionable officiating in loss to Packers
The could put the blame for their lo s in Green Bay on Sunday night on a whole lot James Harden Jersey of people. quarterback , who outplayed league MVP . The Green Bay wide receivers, who made all the plays that Kansas City's group has failed to make so much of the season.And yes, the officials, whose questionable decisions in the final few minutes including two pa s interference penalties that were not called might very well have altered the outcome.ADVERTISEMENT Yet the Chiefs, whose 27-19 lo s was their third in the past five weeks, have enough championship pedigree to carry most of the blame on their own shoulders.Mahomes threw an interception late in the game, they were flagged five times for 50 yards as penalties continued to be a problem, and they went just 2-for-4 when they reached the red zone.Fix those problems and those questionable decisions by referee Derrick Coleman Jersey Brad Allen's crew might not have made a difference."You try to learn from it, learn from your mistakes and get better. That's all you can do. That's win or lose," said Mahomes, who was just 21-of-33 for 210 yards with a touchdown and that pick."We haven't dealt with a ton of losing here, but everything is Jason Kidd Jersey out in front of you. We can still win a division, but it's going to take us getting better and better each and every week."Yet as much as Mahomes wanted to immediately turn his attention to next Sunday's game against , it is almost impo sible not to reflect on just how costly the Chiefs' lo s in Green Bay turned out to be Sunday night.Dave Helman reacts to Green Bay's shocking win over Chiefs First, there Landry Shamet Jersey are the standings: Kansas City is 8-4 and a game behind and , and a half-game behind as it prepared to play on Monday night, which means the Chiefs have ground to make up for the No. 1 seed.Second, there were the injuries: The Chiefs lost linebacker to a concu sion. He already was replacing the injured , while starting safety had to be carted off the field with an ankle injury."We understand everything we want is still ahead of us," Chiefs defensive tackle said. "I got the five-minute rule: You've got five minutes to complain, you've got five minutes to get it all out. We've got an important game coming next week to Arrowhead, so watch film, see what Julius Erving Jersey we can get better at and let's take this week in practice." Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily. Reporting by The A sociated Pre s. FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience Patrick Mahomes Kansas City Chiefs Green Bay Packers