Vikings Drop Another One to the Chiefs, Move to 1-4

The Vikings played the Chiefs tough for most of the game but couldn’t overcome six drops by receivers and once again losing the turnover battle, falling 27-20 to the Chiefs in a game that was a winnable game for them had they been able to avoid some of the mistakes that have been costing them games all season.

Chiefs Made the Plays the Vikings Didn’t

As is the case in most NFL games, especially one-score games, the game came down to a handful of plays. Kansas City simply made more of them than the Vikings did.

For example, on the first drive of the second half, the Chiefs were in a 3rd-and-17 hole deep in their own territory. The Vikings blitz, causing Patrick Mahomes to throw it off his back…