{"id":44298,"date":"2025-11-28T03:36:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T03:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=44298"},"modified":"2025-11-28T03:36:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T03:36:37","slug":"chiefs-put-on-notice-after-thanksgiving-loss-to-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=44298","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Put on Notice After Thanksgiving Loss to Cowboys"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video wp-caption \">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 780 \/ 438;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Patrick-Mahomes67-e1764296052449.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes were warned after the Week 13 Thanksgiving loss to the Cowboys.\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\"> Getty <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes vs. the Dallas Cowboys.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> lost their sixth game of the year on Thanksgiving Day, falling to the <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> by a score of 31-28, and the Week 13 defeat came with a warning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Cowboys with an impressive win, while the Chiefs\u2026 head into run the table territory,\u201d <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"NFL\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"116167\">NFL<\/a> Network insider <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1994209572563611734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Ian Rapoport stated<\/a> after the game, and he wasn\u2019t the only one who made it clear that KC no longer has any room for error.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBigger than their sixth one-score loss on the national stage, where so many things went wrong, is the harsh reality and truth of where the Chiefs now stand. In their loss, any margin for error down the stretch is gone,\u201d KC Star beat reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/sports\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/article313195403.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Pete Sweeney agreed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, NFL Network insider <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/1994208854683361777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Tom Pelissero noted<\/a> that the Chiefs are \u201con the ropes at 6-6,\u201d and opposing <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/racjac24\/status\/1994208461609910282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">fans all over social media celebrated<\/a> the fact that Kansas City is likely one loss away from elimination.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chiefs\u2019 Andy Reid Says Mentality Doesn\u2019t Change With Backs Up Against the Wall<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5629704\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 790px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2248801317-e1764297948669.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes and Cowboys' Brian Schottenheimer chat after Week 13 news.\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5629704\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5629704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer embrace after Week 13.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following loss number six, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was asked about running the table and whether or not that changes KC\u2019s mentality. Per Reid, it does not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, you know, we go in every week thinking that [we cannot lose another game],\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LzG6Btwvg1A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Reid responded<\/a>. \u201cIn this business, you stress to get your game plan down, and then practice it, and then go out and do it. So, there [are] no days off on that. It\u2019s competition, and you\u2019re giving it your all, and I wouldn\u2019t expect anything less from the guys now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/patrick-mahomes\/\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a> echoed Reid and those who put the Chiefs on notice after the game, acknowledging: \u201cYou\u2019ve got to win every game now and hope that\u2019s enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, the Chiefs put themselves in quite a pickle heading into December.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Looking at the KC\u2019s Remaining Schedule\u00a0After Week 13 Loss to Cowboys<\/h2>\n<p>It may feel like all is lost for the Chiefs after a crushing Thanksgiving Day defeat, but the reality is that it\u2019s not, at least not yet.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City has <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/#season_schedule\">five regular season games remaining<\/a> in its 2025-26 campaign. They are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At home against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Houston Texans\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/houston-texans\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"116166\">Houston Texans<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>At home against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Los Angeles Chargers\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/los-angeles-chargers\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"116163\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>On the road facing the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Tennessee Titans\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/tennessee-titans\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"116164\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>At home against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Denver Broncos\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/denver-broncos\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"116165\">Denver Broncos<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>On the road facing the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Las Vegas Raiders\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/las-vegas-raiders\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"116162\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two of those games are very winnable, and they are the only two road games, which is a good sign. The Chiefs are typically hard to beat at Arrowhead Stadium, so if they can take care of business at home and win against two bottom-feeder opponents on the road, they\u2019ll finish at a record of 11-6.<\/p>\n<p>Now, that\u2019s easier said than done, but it\u2019s by no means out of the realm of possibility.<\/p>\n<p>Going one step further, KC can also help itself by beating the Texans and Chargers, who are both currently ahead of them in the AFC wildcard race. So, those were going to be must-win matchups, no matter what happened in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest remaining challenge is likely Week 17 against the 9-2 Broncos, but the Chiefs will be hungry for revenge. Kansas City may be one loss away from elimination, but until they\u2019re dead and buried, it\u2019d be foolish to write them off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes vs. the Dallas Cowboys. 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