Reid says Chiefs had headset problems at New England

But in a series of events that will again challenge Kansas City head coach Andy Reid’s late-game clock management, the Chiefs weren’t able to put in their first score until the 1:18 mark. Or the winning Patriots team.

The Patriots beat the Chiefs 27-20 on Saturday.

Viral footage of the “theft” shows one of Kansas City assistants casually walking up behind Andy and reaching into his pocket.

Bill Belichick keeps his challenge flag in his sock, doesn’t he? The situation was so weird that some rather outlandish theories prevailed.

The Chiefs received the ball at their 20-yard line with 6:29 to go in the fourth quarter. What actually happened was Andy made a request that the red flag be taken away from him once the Saturday game entered the final two minutes. Unfortunately, and as CBS Sports writer Will Brinson pointed out, the need for such a reminder could represent a much LARGER problem.

So it’s routine for Kansas City, although this time it was caught on film and it’s trending.

“When you’re at the plus-5”, Reid said, “you want to score”.

After Wilson failed to get out of bounds, the Chiefs didn’t get a play off until there was just 2:33 left on the clock when they ran for a one-yard loss. Rather than try another play or call a timeout to preserve precious seconds, the Chiefs went to the two-minute warning without taking another snap.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Chiefs coach Andy Reid says his team experienced problems with their headsets during Saturday’s playoff loss in New England, though they worked fine in the crucial final minutes of the game. “I’m not sure exactly what you’re talking about”, was his answer when a reporter brought it up.

“We had an opportunity to get a play in, run a play, and we thought it was a good play, an opportunity to possibly score”, Reid said. “We wanted to maintain our timeouts as best we could”.