We now know who's to blame for the Chiefs' terrible clock management
If not for a sluggish fourth-quarter pace, the Kansas City Chiefs might still be playing.
The culprit? None other than former offensive coordinator Doug Pederson, who outed himself at his introductory press conference as Eagles head coach.
"It took us time because, No. 1, we did not want to give Tom Brady the ball back. We knew we were going to score. We knew we had timeouts and time. We were also limited with the number of receivers. Jeremy Maclin was out of the game at the time. We were down numbers. We felt like at that point (it would have been a mistake) to give the ball back to Tom Brady. (But) we still had timeouts and time even with the onside kick to put ourselves in a position to win the football game."
Pederson revealed he called the Chiefs' second-half plays since Week 7 -- the first game of the team's eventual 11-game winning streak. They won that game over the Pittsburgh Steelers, 23-13.
He saw K.C.'s streak out to an uneventful end, though. Quarterback Alex Smith unnecessarily drained a fourth quarter clock that put his team in dire straights -- and its offensive coordinator minutes closer to Philadelphia.
-
2024 NFL Draft Schedule: Date, time, how to watch, TV channel
2024 NFL mock draft: 4 QBs in top 5, 4 receivers in first 10 picks
2024 NFL Draft order: Every pick for all seven rounds
-
2024 NFL Draft prospect rankings: Top 100 led by Caleb Williams
2024 NFL Draft: 5 QBs drafted, Jets add Bowers in Nick Wright's final mock draft
2024 NFL Draft RB rankings: No clear stars, but deep top 10 prospects
-
2024 NFL playoff bracket: Schedule, picture, Super Bowl result
2024 NFL Draft WR rankings: Marvin Harrison Jr. leads stacked top 10 prospects
Super Bowl locations, dates for 2025, 2026, 2027
-
2024 NFL Draft Schedule: Date, time, how to watch, TV channel
2024 NFL mock draft: 4 QBs in top 5, 4 receivers in first 10 picks
2024 NFL Draft order: Every pick for all seven rounds
-
2024 NFL Draft prospect rankings: Top 100 led by Caleb Williams
2024 NFL Draft: 5 QBs drafted, Jets add Bowers in Nick Wright's final mock draft
2024 NFL Draft RB rankings: No clear stars, but deep top 10 prospects
-
2024 NFL playoff bracket: Schedule, picture, Super Bowl result
2024 NFL Draft WR rankings: Marvin Harrison Jr. leads stacked top 10 prospects
Super Bowl locations, dates for 2025, 2026, 2027