The Browns were inches away from six points and cutting into a 16–3 Chiefs lead going into halftime. With a little less than two minutes to go in the half, Baker Mayfield delivered a pass to Rahard Higgins just 5 yards away from the end zone. Higgins dived for the pylon and fumbled the ball.
Touchback.
The Cleveland touchdown and the extra point likely to follow would've made it a 16–10 game. Instead, the Chiefs got the ball back and with good field positioning and marched down the field. Kansas City hit a 28-yard field goal to the first half with a 16-point lead.