Kansas City is not going to the playoffs. They’re unquestionably one of the worst teams in the NFL over the past 10 years. They’re on a third-string, 7th-round rookie QB and haven’t had the service of elite RB/lady puncher Larry Johnson in about a month. They suck.
(Like we’d use any other picture.)
And yet there they were, taking San Diego to the wire today. The Chiefs led 13-6 at the half, but gave a point away when a bad snap screwed up their extra point. That’ll come up later. Philip Rivers threw 2 TDs in the second half to give the Chargers a 20-13 lead, but Kansas City fought back and scored a dramatic touchdown with under half a minute to go. All they would need is an extra point to tie the game up and take this thing into overtime.
But Kansas City had other plans, and they all involved epic fail. Head coach Herm Edwards, who is so, so fired after this season, elected to go for two and the win. Rather than go into overtime and try to win conventionally, he called a play that involved QB Tyler Thigpen sprinting to his left 20 yards, then heaving a wild throw under pressure into triple coverage. Seriously, he thought that was a better idea than going to overtime. Shockingly, it failed, and your final score is 20-19, San Diego.
The game was utterly meaningless to Kansas City’s postseason hopes, which are already dead, buried, and worm-riddled, but it was crucial for San Diego. The Chargers are now 4-5, which is still far away from where they wanted to be right now, but they stay just one step back of the AFC West-leading Broncos at 5-4. Nobody in the West is any good, of course, but someone has to go to the playoffs. Someone not named Kansas City.
10:17 am on November 10th, 2008
It's so friggin depressing being a Chiefs fan. I have to give Herm props for his display of elephantitis of the testes by going for 2, but he truly had NOTHING to lose…
Chiefs solution… cross-dress Carl Peterson and send him into a bar on the Plaza where Larry is slammin Henny. We'll have a new GM by the next morning.
10:59 am on November 10th, 2008
As a Jets Fan I can honestly say, I really really really don't miss this guy at all….and they gave us draft picks for him! I think we actually got future pro bowler Kerry Rhodes for the rights to the worst coach in the NFL.
1:39 pm on November 10th, 2008
I actually liked the call. You have nothing else to play for, might as well play the rold of spoiler. Show some grapes and make the other team stop you, you play to win the game.
3:00 pm on November 10th, 2008
I don't have a problem 2-pt call either. Obviously the Chiefs are not going anywhere this year so screw it…go for it! I'm not the biggest Herm fan, but this team has come a long way over the past month despite all of the frickin' injuries and distractions. Loose LJ, keep Herm, and let's continue to build this team from the ground up.
3:37 pm on November 10th, 2008
This harkens back to Dick Vermeil's days with the Chiefs. Except that Dick's gamble actually worked.
6:11 pm on November 10th, 2008
dude, when the heck are people going to get off LJ's nuts and realize hes a big sack of s***. Charles and Smith are better than that waste of money. LJ DOES NOT carry this team!
10:47 pm on November 10th, 2008
hey smackemdave you will be in the position we were in when favres arm turns into dust and t richs back folds and coles finally dosnt come out to play when hes labeled Questionable trust me Herm and the Chiefs are gonna be a force to be reckened with. Dont be mad in 2010 when u see the chiefs in the playoffs and u get to watch farves retirement party with no jet playoff wins. Boy do you have alot to learn about football.