KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs, with their star quarterback and seemingly endless playmakers around him, should rightfully feel good about their chances of scoring a touchdown whenever they get their hands on the ball.Unless they get it in the red zone.That make-or-break 20 yards closest to the opposing goal line has had the Chiefs seeing red all season, their inability to stuff the ball in the end zone becoming a significant point of concern as they head down the stretch.
They had failed to score a TD on a league-worst seven straight trips before Travis Kelce hauled in Patrick Mahomes' go-ahead pass last week against the Broncos, and even then, the pass was thrown from just beyond the line of scrimmage: the 20-yard line.That.