The Kansas City Chiefs’ Week 8 loss to the Denver Broncos shocked many prognosticators. The competition level in the NFL makes it impossible to predict an outcome, especially against a division rival.
Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. recently sat down with wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling, courtesy of Charmin Ultra Soft Smooth Tear, to discuss the team’s morale following the loss.
“Yeah, I mean, obviously, we don’t ever want to lose a game, especially against a divisional opponent that we think we should have beaten, but it’s the NFL, and I haven’t seen too many 17 – 0 teams win the Super Bowl,” Valdes-Scantling explained. “It’s tough to win games, especially against an opponent that you see, two weeks prior, and so obviously, they came out and they played well. And we did turn the ball over too many times. Our defense played as good as they could, but under those circumstances, we just got to be better on offense.”
The Chiefs receivers struggled with turnovers and missed opportunities throughout the game on Sunday. Valdes-Scantling spoke deeper about being the leader of the receiver’s room.
“Now we can’t win games with five turnovers, I can’t have that fumble, we can’t have the dropped punt, we just can’t have those things,” said Valdes-Scantling. “Those things are inexcusable, especially in my room as a receiver. I take full accountability for the turnovers that we had because I’m the leader in that room. And so that’s an important thing for me to go in and own as a leader of that room.”
The Chiefs suffered their first defeat to the Broncos since 2015 and will look to get back on track this week in Frankfurt, Germany, against the Miami Dolphins.
