FOX NFL analyst Jimmy Johnson snapped at Curt Menefee after revealing a strong opinion on the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Dallas Cowboys iconic head coach discussed the Chiefs during the Week 15 edition of Fox NFL Sunday.
Johnson predicted that the Chiefs, who entered Week 15 with a 12-1 record and a two-game lead as the AFC’s top seed, will lose in their first playoff contest.
His colleagues questioned him but the 81-year-old was having none of it.
“I’m sorry, Kansas City, but I think they’re gonna lose their first playoff game,” Johnson said. “They’ll win the division, but they’ll lose their first playoff game.”
His co-stars Michael Strahan, Howie Long, Terry Bradshaw, and Menefee shared their disbelief over the take.
And Menefee decided to challenge Johnson, saying that Kansas City’s first playoff contest will likely be at GEHA Field at Arrowhead due to the fact they’re on their way to secure home-field advantage.
“That first playoff game will be at home. You sure they’re gonna lose?” Menefee attempted to clarify.
Johnson quickly threw his hands up and told him, “What did I say?! Did I say they were going to lose their first playoff game?”
The panel proceeded to laugh and Strahan playfully put his hands in the air while standing next to Johnson.
The Chiefs have only lost two home playoff games since 2019.
Both losses came in the AFC Championship – one to the Cincinnati Bengals in 2019 and the other to the New England Patriots in 2019.
During Johnson’s argument, he explained that Kansas City’s wins have come due to luck rather than dominance.
The back-to-back Super Bowl defending champions have escaped with narrow victories on numerous occasions.
During Week 13, the Chiefs beat the Las Vegas Raiders by just two points after a botched snap during a potential game-winning field goal drive.
The week prior, they beat the three-win Carolina Panthers by just three points.
And in November, Kansas City defeated the Broncos Broncos by two teams after the squad blocked a 35-yard game-winning field goal attempt from Wil Lutz.
Johnson thinks that the results of those games could’ve gone the other way.
The Chiefs must have heard his commentary as they earned their highest point differential of the campaign after winning in Week 15 to the Cleveland Browns by a score of 21-7.
However, Patrick Mahomes suffered a mild high-ankle sprain during the game, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
The 29-year-old three-time MVP suffered the injury during the second half of the contest after multiple Browns defenders hit him high and low while he let go of an incomplete pass.
Carson Wentz replaced him and played in the rest of the game.
Wentz is expected to start against the Houston Texans on Saturday as Mahomes’ injury is considered week-to-week.
Chiefs offensive linemen Trey Smith and Jawaan Taylor help up Patrick Mahomes, who got injured after a hit during the team’s 21-7 victory over the Cleveland Browns[/caption]
