Kansas City Chiefs head coach <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/andy-reid-132783/">Andy Reid</a> brought out the trickery early in Sunday’s Week 12 home contest against the Indianapolis Colts. Down near the goal line, Reid dialed up a wildcat option for tight end <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/travis-kelce-114609/">Travis Kelce</a>. 



Kelce kept it and took it in for Kansas City’s first score of the game — <a href="https://x.com/Rate_the_Refs/status/1992662638896238704">or so they thought</a>. Chiefs right tackle <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/jawaan-taylor-58256/">Jawaan Taylor</a> was flagged for grabbing <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/kwity-paye-76299/">Kwity Paye</a>‘s facemask, taking the score off the board. There was some controversy there, as Taylor didn’t appear to actually get ahold of Paye’s facemask. However, he certainly had a stranglehold of his helmet. 



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Taylor was not happy. Neither was offensive coordinator <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/coach/matt-nagy-132689/">Matt Nagy</a>. The Chiefs could have challenged the call but opted against it. 



Kansas City, instead, settled for a <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/harrison-butker-47571/">Harrison Butker</a> field goal to cut Indianapolis’ lead to 7-3. The Colts quickly answered with a four-yard receiving score from tight end <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/andrew-ogletree-154515/">Drew Ogletree</a>, extending their lead to 14-3. 



The Chiefs have been slow out of the gates, and that’s troublesome for a team that desperately need a win. Kansas City is in unfamiliar territory, sitting outside the playoffs with the calendar in mid-November. If the Chiefs lose to the Colts, their playoff chances plummet to 30%. A win and that goes up to 58%. 



While you never count <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/patrick-mahomes-ii-95458/">Patrick Mahomes</a> and co. out, Kansas City hasn’t looked like the Kansas City of old. They have work to do Sunday, working against an 8-2 Colts team.

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