Chiefs take too long in comeback attempt in loss to Patriots

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs' comeback attempt took too long.

Trailing the New England Patriots by two touchdowns, Alex Smith and the offense burned more than 4 minutes off the clock to score, a mismanaged try that left the Chiefs with a 27-20 loss on Saturday that ended their 11-game winning streak.

"It's a fine line of getting into the best play and just keep going at the line of scrimmage," Smith said. "It would've been nice to get a score before the two-minute warning. It would've helped tremendously with three timeouts. It probably hurt us there."

The Chiefs (12-6) got to the Patriots 20-yard line with 3 minutes left after Smith's 19-yard pass to Albert Wilson. Andy Reid called for a run, and Charcandrick West lost a yard. Then came the two-minute warning.

"We wanted to get a play off right there. We had 20 seconds," Reid said. "It was 2:20 on the clock. We wanted to make sure that we got our best personnel in for that play and we didn't get that done."

A false start penalty on left tackle Eric Fisher followed. Jason Avant caught a 4-yard pass to put the ball at the 3, and a defensive pass interference penalty on Logan Ryan put the Chiefs back at the 1.

After an incomplete pass, Smith found West for a touchdown - but there was only 1:13 left in the game.

A desperation onside kick by the Chiefs was recovered by Rob Gronkowski, and Kansas City never got another chance.

"It gives us a great example of where we need to be," Reid said "So, this is a good experience for us. That's the way we'll take it. We'll learn from our mistakes."

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