Chiefs fans erupt after the loss, accusing the Chargers of crossing the line and turning a hard-fought game into a dirty debate.QQ
The Chargers have swept the Chiefs for the first time since 2013 and knocked Kanas City out of playoff contention. Some fans accused the Chargers of dirty hits.
The Los Angeles Chargers took down their AFC West rivals, the Kansas City Chiefs, in a hard-hitting battle on a cold Missouri day at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chargers have swept the Chiefs for the first time since Andy Reid’s first year with the franchise in 2013.
The Chiefs entered the game with slim playoff hopes remaining following a loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday Night Football in week 14. Any playoff hopes remaining essentially would die with a loss to the Chargers.
The game ended up being a defensive fist fight in the sub-freezing temperatures with the Chargers taking home a 16-13 victory and officially eliminated the Chiefs from playoff contention.
Chiefs fans are not used to the Chiefs losing or being eliminated from the playoffs. It will be the first time the team will miss the playoffs since finishing with a 9-7 record in tight end Travis Kelce’s first year on the field in 2014.
Chiefs fans accuse the Chargers defense of being dirty
Fans of the Kansas City Chiefs took exception to some of the violent hits and plays that took place in the game and widely accused the Chargers of playing dirty. The game was a tough and brutal contest between rivals.
Many of the plays that fans cried foul on were the result of receivers being put in dangerous situations by playcalls and throws from quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Rashee Rice was on the losing end of two massive but legal hits from Chargers safeties Derwin James and Rashee Rice.
Rashee Rice has been on the receiving end of these hits now two weeks in a row from two tough defenses in the Houston Texans and Chargers. The offensive playcalling and Patrick Mahomes may have to take some of the blame for the repeated blows in the same area of the field.
