The Kansas City Chiefs did not just lose a thriller on Thanksgiving. They made the kind of history no team wants. In their 31-28 loss to the Dallas Cowboys , the Kansas City Chiefs committed five pass interference penalties in the second half alone, four on defense and one on offense.

Opta noted on X that no NFL team has racked up that many accepted PI flags in a second half in the last 35 seasons, a staggering low point for a franchise that usually forces other teams into mistakes, not the other way around.

The meltdown showed up on the stat sheet. Kansas City finished with 10 penalties for 119 yards, while Dallas drew seven flags for 50. Two of those late PIs extended the Cowboys’ final drive, letting Dak Prescott kneel out the clock instead of giving Patrick Mahomes one more sho

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