The Kansas City Chiefs were unable to earn their ninth win of the 2023 season against the Green Bay Packers in Week 13. The Sunday Night Football matchup was a frustrating affair for Chiefs fans who had to watch some of their favorite players leave the game with injuries that could have huge implications for their future in the AFC playoff standings.
Drue Tranquill, Donovan Smith, and Bryan Cook all left the game and may miss time in the weeks to come due to the injuries they sustained at Lambeau Field.
Penalties late in the matchup were a source of great controversy and were also part of the angst for fans of both teams on Kansas City’s final offensive drive.
The Chiefs’ propensity for playing in odd games is unmatched, and this tilt was one in a series of contests that Kansas City has lost in unbelievable fashion.
Check out Twitter’s top reactions to the Chiefs’ loss below:
The Chiefs offense is not fixing itself this season. That’s the message I took from tonight. This is it. Last week is not something they can do consistently. You have to accept that. Can they win the turnover margin? That’s their shot to win in January.
— Carrington Harrison (@cdotharrison) December 4, 2023
I hate doing the ref thing but when so many bad calls happen in critical situations it’s hard not to discuss it:
-Creed hold to negate 1st and goal, Chiefs settle for FG
-Pat inbounds on “late” hit
-MVS clear and obvious PI
-MVS on sideline, clock kept running
-Last play shove— Mitchell Schwartz (@MitchSchwartz71) December 4, 2023
lol at the people who think the chiefs get all the calls
— Bird Law Expert 🇺🇦 (@RealBirdLawyer) December 4, 2023
So much for the theory that the Chiefs get all the calls…
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) December 4, 2023
Oooh that roughness call is *not* gonna help the "Chiefs get all the calls" narrative
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) December 4, 2023
Every Rams fan to the Chiefs: pic.twitter.com/nF5aN24noE
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) December 4, 2023
Ending of Chiefs-Packers…
1) The unnecessary Roughness call
2) No DPI while defender is on the Marquez Valdes-Scantling's back.
3) Clock stopping on the MVS catch
4) You all decide on the Hail Mary.
Every week. Same discussion. Nothing changes.pic.twitter.com/giRkWEWmwi
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) December 4, 2023
“The Chiefs get all the calls.”🙃
— Governor Dill (@TheGreenOldDill) December 4, 2023
And I don’t want to hear anything about the no PI. That was a makeup call for an egregious personal foul that saved them at least 30 seconds and gave 15 yards. Not to mention the forward progress mishap. 45 seconds right there handed to the Chiefs.
And MVS wasn’t even trying to…
— Kurt Benkert (@KurtBenkert) December 4, 2023
I'm not saying that every time the Chiefs lose a game it's because they target Moore in the 4th quarter but it sure does feel like it.
— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) December 4, 2023
Whenever Isiah Pacheco runs the ball for the Chiefs:
— Matt Scott (@MattScott66) December 4, 2023
Idk how the Chiefs can keep sending MVS out there at this point. He's not a reliable deep threat at this point and that's what he's needed to be.
— Seth Keysor (@RealMNchiefsfan) December 4, 2023
“Chiefs get all the calls…the NFL rigs every game for them” 🥴🥴 pic.twitter.com/zg7e9N2GDA
— Braiden Turner (@bturner23) December 4, 2023
*The referees make an awful call at the end of Chiefs – Packers*
The refs right after: pic.twitter.com/SoGyY8fAcQ
— Kevin Oestreicher (@koestreicher34) December 4, 2023
Neither of these plays resulted in positive yards for the Chiefs. Bananas. pic.twitter.com/XB0nB7GPpN
— RRinehart (@RRinehart2012) December 4, 2023
You can say the Chiefs didn’t deserve to win that game all you want but they absolutely 100% should’ve had the ball 1st & goal with at least 4 cracks at the endzone to tie the game. You simply can’t miss that call…that’s the most blatant PI you can find
— Braiden Turner (@bturner23) December 4, 2023
If anyone ever, EVER, accuses the Chiefs of getting calls again, please show them tape of this game. Atrocious on every level @NFLOfficiating. Y’all should be ashamed and honestly should probably punish this crew
— Matt C (@MattfromKC) December 4, 2023
one penalty called against chiefs opponents in last 7 quarters….not one holding call or that illegal hands to the face on the 4th and 2 either but please continue to tell us how chiefs get all the calls
— 🆎 (@theABinKC) December 4, 2023
All of Chiefs Kingdom right now pic.twitter.com/RqwrsnYUjw
— Farzin Vousoughian (@Farzin21) December 4, 2023
The refs stunk. The problem is, the Chiefs need those calls to win.
— Kent Swanson #KirklandKing (@kent_swanson) December 4, 2023
It’s ok, hold Kelce’s arm down so he can’t extend it, this isn’t pass interference at all 🙄 pic.twitter.com/isOzDzGZI7
— Chiefs Kingdom Memes – CKM (@kcchiefsmmz) December 4, 2023
People defending the Chiefs WRs this season pic.twitter.com/xt78PYsOo6
— Zack Eisen (@zackeisen21) December 4, 2023
A controversial flag at the end of a Chiefs game? #KCvsGB pic.twitter.com/BSgKTOYBHa
— Bad Sports Refs (@BadSportsRefs) December 4, 2023
I quite literally never want to hear “the Chiefs get all the calls” again.
— The Kingdom (@MahomeSZN) December 4, 2023
Why are we choosing to do that route with Skyy anyways?!?#ChiefsKingdom
— Chief Concerns (@ConcernsChief) December 4, 2023
Play Wanya, he appears to be at least similar in ability to Donovan. See if he can do it, will help solve at least one hole in the offseason if we know he can.
— ChiefBearcat (@Chief_Bearcat) December 4, 2023
league was trying so hard to give that one to the chiefs LMFAO
— zach jacobson (@itszacharyj) December 4, 2023
NBC is going out of their way to create the narrative that the Chiefs were screwed when the reality to any non-moron is that they were gifted an opportunity to even be in the game.
— Tim Backes (@timbackes) December 4, 2023
Points vs the #Chiefs this year:
Lions 21
Eagles 21
Chargers 17
Dolphins 14
Jags 9#Packers 27— Michael W (@GBisTitletown) December 4, 2023
The loss of Drue Tranquill was a big one, especially with no Bolton. Bolton will return soon, and Tranquill (hopefully he heals up quick and is all good) should be back soon as well.
Bryan Cook's injury really sucks. Hate to see it for him. https://t.co/y1MvUbBznG
— how bout those CHIEFS (@hbtCHIEFS) December 4, 2023
The chiefs just got actually cheated. Some of the worst officiating I’ve seen.
— Will “PrimeTime” Zember (@will_zember) December 4, 2023