Buffalo Bills hand Kansas City Chiefs first loss of season - ESPN

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Kansas City Chiefs are no longer unbeaten, but they didn't seem much bothered by that, least of all quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

«The undefeated thing was cool,» Mahomes said after the Chiefs took their first loss of the season 30-21 against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. «But that's not our ultimate goal.»

The Chiefs won their first nine games but were hardly dominant along the way. Seven of those victories were by one score, and four were not settled until the game's final play.

The loss to the Bills was different and not just in the result. The Bills clearly outplayed the Chiefs, outgaining them by more than 100 yards. The Chiefs led only twice in the game, both times in the first half. But each lead was brief and by just one point.

Mahomes called the loss «fuel» for the rest of the Chiefs' season.

«It's a good football team, so there's nothing to hang your head [about],» Mahomes said. «We feel like we can play better, so we will get back to work and try to use this as a spark so that we can be a better football team in the end.

»I'm hoping that [losing] is a benefit. I'm not going to say I or we relaxed, but at the same time I feel like we were just coming away with these wins at the end of the game. I think it's going to spark us to have more urgency, especially at the start of football games, especially with the offense, and that comes from me and turning the ball over on the first drive. It's something you can't do in big games like this."

The Chiefs had won 15 straight games dating back to last season, including the playoffs. Their last loss came on Christmas of last season when they were beaten by the Las Vegas Raiders. Mahomes said he saw no similarities to Sunday's loss but hoped this