Chiefs Nearly Got Screwed By Costly Mistake From The Refs, And Andy Reid Was Absolutely Livid [VIDEO]

October 4, 2026, 9:56pm EST 357 • By Lou Flavius

A spike saved the Raiders from one ruling.

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Las Vegas Raiders 30-27 on Sunday, but the finish was shakier than the score suggests.

Click for sound 0:00 / 0:00 Patrick Mahomes had already had an emotional afternoon after watching Tyquan Thornton go down with a severe ankle injury. The fourth quarter brought one more gut-check moment before Kansas City could celebrate.

Las Vegas took over at its own 1-yard line with 1:16 left and no timeouts. Kirk Cousins found Tre Tucker over the middle for 23 yards. The ball hit the turf on the catch, but officials ruled it a completion.

Cousins spiked the ball right away to stop the clock. That locked in the ruling before anyone could ask for a second look.

That sequence nearly cost Kansas City a win it had no way to fix. Andy Reid could be seen on the sideline getting into it with an official right after the ruling. He was understandably furious, but there was nothing the officials could do at that point.

The Blown Call Was Quickly Rendered Irrelevant Oct 4, 2026; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyquan Thornton (2) runs after a catch (Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images) None of it mattered once Cousins threw again.

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His attempt from the Chiefs’ 49 with 10 seconds left was intercepted by safety Xavier Nwankpa. The pick effectively ended the game. The refs flagged Vegas for an illegal shift in any case, sealing a fourth straight win for the visitors.

The Chiefs improved to 4-0. The Raiders dropped to 3-1, falling off the league’s shrinking list of unbeaten teams that this week’s NFL power rankings had flagged just days earlier.

The blown didn’t decide anything. For a few seconds, though, it looked like it might.