Eagles at Chiefs - Week 11 - Record: 7-3

Well that was ugly.

Actually, no, the Chiefs first half was terrific. We did pretty well in every phase to go up 17-7.

Then the second half started. We lost 21-17. 

Did you catch that? Did you catch the final score there?

You do remember that two weeks ago we were up 21-0 on the Dolphins at the half, and went on to score zero points in the second half. Annnd do you remember the game before that? When we lost to the Broncos? When we scored zero points in the second half of that game?

Can you guess how many points we scored in the second half tonight?

The math is not hard.

The Chiefs second half tonight featured dropped passes, fumbles, no running game, inept routes, stupid penalties, and just a reverse image of the Chiefs in the first half, or really any time when they play football.

Let's face it, that drop by Valdes-Scantling close to the end of the game was just about the last straw for anyone's patience with this receiving crew. Valdes-Scantling in particular looked lost out there, scampering around wherever, flailing about tracking balls, and of course just not making the play that a Super Bowl-caliber player has got to make.

But he wasn't the only one. Justin Watson made some plays, including a touchdown catch, but he also had drops. Travis Kelce had a fumble in the red zone that, let's face it, really cost us. Skyy Moore has the athleticism to be that Julian Edelman-type clutch receiver for us, but he is about a trillion light years from being that. Kadarius Toney was worked in much more tonight, but he's still not catching passes down the field. Rashee Rice was okay, but he can't do everything.

Bottom line, it was a pathetically inept performance by our offense in that second half, and yeah, it is so crazy that the Chiefs got zero second half points for a third straight game. There was a stat the television broadcast showed, just phenomenal for this team, really brutal, that the Chiefs have an average of 5.9 second half points this season, lowest in the NFL.

5.9. You're kidding. That's not even a single touchdown with two full quarters of football play to get it in the employ of a Patrick Mahomes-led offensive unit.

In fact, I went back over each game this season, just to look at the second halves. In only one game did we score more than seven points and score in both quarters -- that was the Jacksonville game. We did score 14 against the Vikings, but only in the 3rd quarter. Otherwise in every other second half this season our scoring has been wickedly abysmal.

Yeah, really, let's hope there is something that can be done with this receiver situation.

The Eagles got their Super Bowl revenge, but they sure got a lot of help from the Chiefs.

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