{"id":68262,"date":"2025-11-28T09:36:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T09:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/68262\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T09:36:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T09:36:56","slug":"chiefs-suffer-huge-play-off-blow-with-defeat-in-dallas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/68262\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs suffer huge play-off blow with defeat in Dallas"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kansas City Chiefs’ play-off hopes are hanging by a thread after losing 31-28 at the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys have traditionally hosted games on the American holiday since 1966 and ‘America’s Team’ produced a superb performance to overcome the Chiefs despite Patrick Mahomes throwing four touchdown passes as he returned to his native Texas.<\/p>\n

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Mahomes has led the Chiefs to five of the past six Super Bowls, winning three, but they now have a 6-6 record and are in danger of missing out on the play-offs for the first time since the 2014 season.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys came from behind to lead 17-14 at half-time, but a tense finish began with the Chiefs taking a 21-20 lead at the start of the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

Quarterback Dak Prescott then held his nerve as Dallas scored 11 points on their next two possessions to keep them clear, despite a late Chiefs reply.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys have now claimed back-to-back wins over both of last season’s Super Bowl teams in just five days after beating the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.<\/a><\/p>\n

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After a stirring 21-point comeback against the Eagles – who denied the Chiefs a three-peat<\/a> in February – the win over Kansas City is a third in a row for Dallas, to improve to 6-5-1 and keep alive their own hopes of sneaking into the post-season.<\/p>\n

With five games left, Dallas are second to the Eagles (8-3) in the NFC East while the Chiefs trail both the Denver Broncos (9-2) and Los Angeles Chargers (7-4) in the AFC West.<\/p>\n

Packers keep pressure on Bears<\/p>\n

The Green Bay Packers kept the pressure on the Chicago Bears as they won 31-24 at another of their NFC North divisional rivals, Detroit.<\/p>\n

The Lions have hosted Thanksgiving games since 1934 but slipped to a 7-5 record as they failed to contain a Packers offence well led by Jordan Love.<\/p>\n

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The Green Bay quarterback threw for 234 passing yards and a season-high four touchdowns to keep his team in front throughout, leading 17-14 at half-time.<\/p>\n

Dontayvion Wicks scored a touchdown in the second and third quarters to help the Packers to a third straight win and improve to 8-3-1.<\/p>\n

The Bears top the NFC North on 8-3 and visit Philadelphia on Black Friday before travelling to Green Bay next week.<\/p>\n

Burrow gets Bengals back on track\"Joe<\/p>\n

Joe Burrow was selected first overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2020 Draft [Getty Images]<\/p>\n

The Cincinnati Bengals halted a four-game losing streak to beat the Baltimore Ravens 32-14 on home soil – winning for just the second time in 10 games.<\/p>\n

Quarterback Joe Burrow passed for 261 yards and two touchdowns on his return from nine weeks on the sidelines after toe surgery.<\/p>\n

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Cincinnati’s Tanner Hudson and Andrei Iosivas caught touchdown passes, while Evan McPherson kicked a career-high six field goals.<\/p>\n

Derrick Henry and Keaton Mitchell each ran in touchdowns as Baltimore saw a five-game winning run come to an end.<\/p>\n

Baltimore are second in the AFC North with Cincinnati third in the same division.<\/p>\n

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