Travis Kelce scores four TDs as Chiefs rally to defeat Raiders on MNF. Here is what we learned.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — That’s why you kick the extra point, instead of going for two and the win.
That’s the easy conclusion to draw from the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 30-29 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on “Monday Night Football” at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
Raiders coach Josh McDaniels made the decision to go for two after quarterback Derek Carr threw a 48-yard touchdown to star receiver DaVante Adams in the fourth quarter.
Raiders running back Josh Jacobs, who was on a tear with 133 yards rushing and a touchdown, was stuffed up the middle on the pivotal play that allowed the Chiefs to hang onto a one-point lead in the final minutes.
Star quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw four touchdowns to star tight end Travis Kelce and the Chiefs came back from a 17-point deficit in the first half to defeat the Raiders.
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Here’s what we learned:
Player of the game: Travis Kelce
How’s this for a statistical line?
Four touchdowns on seven catches for just 25 yards.
Yeah, it happened.
And it was Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce who delivered.
Mahomes consistently looked for his star offensive weapon in the end zone, and it propelled the Chiefs to a comeback win against the Raiders.
the controversial roughing-the-passer call they incurred during the first half.
Raiders nearly had another chance to win
was the 200th in Carr’s nine-year NFL career.
And it was to Adams, his college teammate who starred alongside at Fresno State University.
Chris Jones was penalized for roughing the passer after falling on top of Carr just before halftime.
Carr was in the process of winding up for a pass when the ball was dropping to the ground as a fumble. Jones reached for the football and secured it while falling on top of Carr on the way to the ground.
Tom Brady had one called in his favor in a win against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
Falcons defender Grady Jarrett was practically sitting on the field when he pulled Brady to the ground in what many believed was a routine tackle, before referees penalized him for the play.
Raiders star WR in controversy postgame, too
Adams apologized after the game for pushing someone on the field while heading to the locker room when time expired.
Adams apologized in the locker room postgame, and on social media.
“Sorry to the guy I pushed over after the game,” Adams wrote on Twitter. “Obviously very frustrated at the way the game ended and when he ran infront of me as I exited that was my reaction and I felt horrible immediately. Thats not me..MY APOLOGIES man hope you see this.”