The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Denver Broncos on Sunday by blocking a field goal attempt on the final play of the game.
Earlier in the game, the Chiefs had identified that Broncos lineman Alex Forsyth was " light on his toes " and susceptible to a bull rush. With the game on the line, Kansas City put extra players on Forsyth's side and broke through to block the kick, securing a 16-14 win.
Forsyth was also knocked off his feet on eight of the team's last ten kicks, as was astutely pointed out by Andrew Mason of DenverSports.com . That was a trend that Denver's coaching staff should have noticed and corrected, and coach Sean Payton knows it.
"It's tough to lose a game that way," Payton said during his conference call with reporters on Monday, via Mason on Twitter/X . "This isn't on the player. This is on all of us. This is on us as coaches. This is us saying, 'Hey, are we big enough stature-wise wise?'"
Following Sunday's loss, the Broncos are now 5-5 with seven games remaining .
"This team has been resilient," Payton said . "The sky isn't falling relative to our season, the schedule."
Denver will aim to bounce back when the Atlanta Falcons (6-4) visit Empower Field at Mile High in Week 11.
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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: Broncos coach Sean Payton takes blame for blocked field goal: 'This isn't on the player'
