{"id":8370,"date":"2024-09-23T08:57:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T08:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=8370"},"modified":"2024-09-23T08:57:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T08:57:11","slug":"after-accusing-refs-of-favoring-chiefs-ex-nfl-qb-shades-patrick-mahomes-poor-performance-vs-falcons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=8370","title":{"rendered":"After Accusing Refs of Favoring Chiefs, Ex-NFL QB Shades Patrick Mahomes\u2019 Poor Performance vs Falcons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">The Week 3 game between the Chiefs vs Falcons is ongoing! And in the start, the Chiefs weren\u2019t looking good. As a result, it brought chaos among KC fans and an ex-NFLer who first admitted his love for Patrick Mahomes &amp; the team, but later called off the QB\u2019s poor performance.<\/p>\n<div id=\"player_stn-player__Dybik\">\n<div class=\"player_stn-head__UHYnK\">\n<div id=\"lottie-div\" class=\"jsx-2338452464\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2338452464 container\">\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">The Falcons former quarterback, Kurt Benkert, on his official X account on September 22, criticized Patrick Mahomes\u2019 football game. He said, \u201c<em>Mahomes has not been playing good football this year.<\/em>\u201d This statement from him came after the 29-year-old QB\u2019s Chiefs failed in opening their score board in the first quarter. At the end of the first quarter, the Chiefs were at 0 score, while Atlanta had 7 points in their pocket. The Falcons\u2019 team kept Mahomes\u2019 offense in check since the start.<\/p>\n<div id=\"scroll-2\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">Well, now we see it\u2019s pretty obvious why Benkert said this about Mahomes and the team. But, contrary to this, Benkert\u2019s previous statement came for the Chiefs talk about the team\u2019s positive style. The former QB, again on X, accused refs for their favors, \u201c<em>I actually enjoy watching the Chiefs play football. I love their style and all of that. I don\u2019t enjoy the refs sliders being set to 70 in favor of them. They don\u2019t need help to win. They are one of the best teams in this league. Just call it EVEN and let the guys play<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mahomes has not been playing good football this year<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kurt Benkert (@KurtBenkert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurtBenkert\/status\/1838017492381311423?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">This statement from Benkert came after the\u00a0<a class=\"es-hyperlink-new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essentiallysports.com\/category\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0defeated the\u00a0<a class=\"es-hyperlink-new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essentiallysports.com\/category\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Ravens<\/a>\u00a0on September 5. Nevertheless, as they were trailing behind the Falcons, it created doubt among many Chiefs\u2019 fans as well as Benkert.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">As per the score by now, the Chiefs are currently facing off a close game against\u00a0<a class=\"es-hyperlink-new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essentiallysports.com\/category\/nfl\/atlanta-falcons\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlanta<\/a>. And luckily the Red team, who are\u00a0<a class=\"es-hyperlink-new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essentiallysports.com\/nfl-active-news-why-are-chiefs-wearing-the-white-on-white-alternate-uniform-vs-falcons-revealing-reason-behind-the-teams-new-colors\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">wearing white-on-white this time<\/a>, have improved their performance right before the half-time.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"dom-traversal_domNewH2__H0HKD\">Patrick Mahomes found his star WR to get the score close to the rivals!<\/h2>\n<div id=\"scroll-3\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">The Chiefs were off to a rough start on Sunday night, struggling to break through Atlanta\u2019s defense.\u00a0<a class=\"es-hyperlink-new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.essentiallysports.com\/tag\/patrick-mahomes\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a>, who is usually known to be so sharp, was unable to get his rhythm in the game. The worst part happened, when after throwing an interception early on, it felt like the Falcons had all the control now. But then on the second drive, in a moment that changed everything, Mahomes found his star WR Rashee Rice for a crucial touchdown, before the end of the second quarter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2537070036 es-category-flex\">\n<div class=\"image-loader_es-image-loader-aspect-ratio__X6IHP \"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"img-tag-node-img-loader-0\" src=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.essentiallysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-2170456469.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"scroll-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"minimalistic-article-carousel_carousel-container__GzBzA minimalistic-article-carousel_page-article2__0Jres\">\n<div class=\"minimalistic-article-carousel_carousel-list__DczjW\">\n<div class=\"minimalistic-article-carousel_carousel-listitem__QegqW\" data-category=\"false\">\n<div class=\"minimalistic-article-carousel_carousel-listitem-img__7zRc0\">\n<div class=\"image-corner-underline_imageUnderline__UqTW1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"minimalistic-article-carousel_nav-carousel__TP_21 minimalistic-article-carousel_nav-right__JAOSP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">This connection resulted in tying the game for the Chiefs with Falcons as kicker Harrison Butker nailed the extra point, leading the team to a 7-7 score. Now, with Rice as his go-to target at this game, Mahomes is ready to fight his way through Atlanta\u2019s tough defense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">And by now, the Chiefs are ahead of the Falcons for the first time in the game, with 16-14 in the third quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">Meanwhile, also check our latest Think Tank exclusive interview with Doug Sanders. It\u2019s packed with insights on the current NFL season, college football, NIL, and much more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2537070036 es-category-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"new-heading_heading-container__K1E3x\" data-content=\"Watch What\u2019s Trending Now!\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The Week 3 game between the Chiefs vs Falcons is ongoing! And in the start, the Chiefs weren\u2019t looking good. As a result, it brought chaos among KC &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8370"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8372,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8370\/revisions\/8372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}