Chiefs Beat Bengals + Week 2 Around the NFL

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1. Chiefs Week 2 Recap

   1. Game Recap & Highlights

   2. Quick Analysis (5 takeaways)

   3. Post-Game Press Conference

2. NFL Week 2

   1. Monday Night Football

   2. Week 2 Results

   3. NFL Headlines

3. Worth the Click Links

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Chiefs Week 2 Recap

Result

W: KC 26, CIN 25

Recap & Highlights

1st Half

• The Bengals moved the ball down the Chiefs 6 after a big 4th down conversion, but the defense held them to a FG

• The Chiefs drove the ball down with ease, primarily on the back of Pacheco, but settled for a FG from the 1-yard line

• After forcing a punt, Mahomes threw an interception that led to a Bengals TD drive to put them up 10-3

• Mahomes connected with Rashee Rice for a 44-yard TD on the next drive to tie the game at 10

• The Bengals moved the ball easily on the next drive, but Jones and Karlaftis combined for a sack to hold them to a FG

• The Chiefs took over with just over four minutes left in the half and Carson Steele fumbled near mid-field

• The Bengals took advantage of another turnover and extended the lead to 6 with another FG

2nd Half

• The Chiefs opened the half with a huge 13-play, 70-yard TD drive that was kept alive by a Carson Steele 5-yard run on 4th and 1, then capped off with a 1-yard TD pass to LT Wanya Morris

• The Bengals responded with their own 70-yard TD drive but missed the PAT to take a 22-17 lead

• Mahomes threw his second INT on the next drive when Bengals CB Cam Taylor-Britt made an unbelievable one-handed catch

• The Chiefs defense made the play of the game when Tershawn Wharton and Mike Danna combined for a strip-sack, and Chamarri Conner returned the fumble for a TD to take a 23-22 lead after the Chiefs 2-pt attempt failed

• The Bengals responded with a 53-yard FG but could have had more on the drive if WR Ja’Marr Chase had not been called for a costly unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that put them in a 3rd and 22 (Chase refused to talk about it after the game)

• The Chiefs went 3-and-out after another holding penalty was called on LT Kingsley Suamataia that put them in a 3rd and 20 situation

• On 3rd and 6 with 3:27 left in the game, Chamarri Conner sacked Joe Burrow and forced a punt

• The Chiefs converted a 4th and 6 from their own 45 that was called back on a Wanya Morris penalty, then on 4th and 16, the Bengals committed pass interference against Rashee Rice at their own 35, setting up a 51-yard game-winning FG from Harrison Butker

Andy Reid

• Injuries: Pacheco sustained an ankle injury and had an X-ray and tests after the game. Pacheco was spotted leaving the stadium in a walking boot and on crutches.

• On Harrison Butker: “Can’t say enough about Butker and how reliable he is. He’s a great kicker and even better person.”

• On turnovers: “They kill you… If you come out with a win with three turnovers, that’s a plus.”

• On Kingsley Suamataia: “Kingsley was going up against arguably one of the best defensive ends in the NFL, and it’ll be a good experience for him to learn from. I took him out of the game because sometimes you’ve got to take a step back… It’s a great learning experience.”

• On Carson Steele: “He’s another young guy. You’ve got to keep that ball against your body in this league… It’s something he can learn from. He came back and he ran hard for us.”

• On Chamarri Connor: “He had a heck of a game. He was all over the place.”

• On starting Kingsley next week: “We’ll see. I’ll look at the tape, talk to Coach Heck, and we’ll go from there.”

Patrick Mahomes

• Characterizing the win: “I thought we did a lot of good things, but the three turnovers just can’t happen… We played not as clean as we wanted to and still found a way to win. Obviously, we’ve got to clean up a lot of things on offense as we go forward.”

• On the 4th and 16 play: “I haven’t seen the replay, but it felt like the dude was there pretty early. You’ve got to give your guys chances and that’s what we did.”

• On Trey Hendrickson: “He’s just an absolute monster, man. His motor, the way he’s able to rush the passer… He did a great job today, man… Kind of an underrated guy.”

• His message to Suamataia: “Just keep playing man. You’re not always going to have a perfect day… I have all the trust in the world that he’s going to keep getting better and better and be a guy I can count on every game.”

• On Travis Kelce: “I mean they’re doing a great job pretty much having two guys on him all the time… As the season goes on, he’s going to get his catches, he’s going to get his yards.”

• On Butker’s kick: “I’m nervous, but I’m not nervous. I’m nervous because it’s out of my hands… I just know I need to cross the 50, and Harrison is going to go out there and knock it through.”

Harrison Butker

• On staying calm with game-winning kicks: “During practice, I try to put a ton of pressure on myself… When I get to a game-winning moment, nothing different should happen. When you are driving down the field for a game-winning kick, my focus is going to be more dialed in on the way down the field.”

All press conferences can be viewed in their entirety here

• QB Mahomes: 18/25, 151 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT

• RB Pacheco: 19 CAR, 90 YDS

• WR Rice: 5 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD

• TE Kelce: 1 REC, 5 YDS

• DT Jones: 0.5 SACK, 3 QB HIT

• LB Bolton: 7 TOT, 1 TFL, 1 PD

• CB Conner: 1 FR, 6 TOT, 1 SACK, 1 TD

• WR Hollywood Brown was placed on IR and will undergo surgery today in Colorado to repair his shoulder injury. Brown will miss “months not weeks” according to Andy Reid and many believe he will not return this season

• The Chiefs were fined 100K for TE Peyton Hendershot’s shove of Roquan Smith during their Week 1 game, and Hendershot was fined over $5K

• 🏈 Who: Chiefs (2-0) @ Falcons (0-1)

• 📆 When: Sun, 9/22, 7:20 pm

• 📍 Where: Atlanta, GA

• 📺 Watch: NBC

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Week 2

• 🏈 Who: Falcons @ Eagles

• 📆 When: Tonight, 7:20 pm CT

• 📍 Where: Philadelphia, PA

• 📺 Watch: ESPN/ABC

• 📕 Line: PHI -4.5

• Eagles WR A.J. Brown is out for tonight’s game with a hamstring injury

• Dolphins QB Tua Tagobailoa will meet with a neurologist this week to determine the impact of his third concussion and the future of his playing career

• Rams WR Puka Nacua was placed on IR and will miss 5-7 weeks

• Rams WR Cooper Kupp injured his ankle in their loss to the Cardinals but the severity is unknown

• 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey was placed on IR with “calf soreness and Achilles tendinitis” and will miss at least four games

All times listed are CT

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• 📺 Watch 4-minutes of highlights from the Chiefs win over the Bengals

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• ♥️ The Chiefs asked players when the last time they talked to their mom was, and the responses were hilarious and heartwarming

• 🎙 Kevin Harlan gave an amazing impromptu studio update during a technical glitch on Sunday

• 👀 Chris Jones was tripping about his eyes in a video last week

• 🎟 Grab your Chiefs tickets before prices go up*

• 😂 Creed Humphrey’s gameday shirt was even better this week than last week

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