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Chiefs Locker Room Explodes as Harrison Butker Gets Cursed Out by Teammate After 54-Yard Miss Field Goal Costs Chance to Tie with Jaguars

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Kansas City, MO – In a tense post-game moment on Monday night, the Kansas City Chiefs' locker room turned into a "battleground" when kicker Harrison Butker became the target of sharp criticism from an angry teammate following the fateful 54-yard field goal miss in the final seconds, dooming the Chiefs' chance to tie the score at 31-31 against the Jacksonville Jaguars (losing 28-31).

According to sources close to the team who spoke to ESPN, the incident unfolded immediately after the Chiefs players entered the locker room at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Butker, often hailed as the "golden foot king" with a success rate over 90% this season, hooked the kick wide right in the decisive situation (0:00 Q4), ending hopes of forcing overtime after Patrick Mahomes' spectacular comeback drive.

"Harrison, what the hell was that?!" – the sharp curse was reportedly from an offensive lineman on the Chiefs , echoing throughout the locker room. Head coach Andy Reid quickly intervened, pulling Butker aside to calm him down, while Mahomes – who had just thrown for 312 yards and 2 TDs – quietly patted his teammate on the back to ease the tension. "It was a heated moment, but we're family. No one's pointing fingers personally," an internal source shared.

The missed FG not only sealed the Chiefs' second straight loss (now 4-2, nearly losing the top spot in the AFC West) but also reignited historical ghosts of fateful kicks for the franchise. Chiefs fans on X "exploded" with thousands of memes mocking the "Butker Curse," comparing it to legendary misses like Cairo Santos' in 2014 or Butker's own shank against the Ravens last season. "Mahomes deserved a clean win, not an ending like this," one fan tweeted with over 50k likes.

But Butker wasn't the only one under pressure. The game was rife with officiating controversies – from the "overturned" OPI on Travis Kelce to the missed DPI leading to the Jaguars' pick-six – leading many to claim the Chiefs were "robbed" of a fair shot. Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence shone with 279 yards and 3 TDs, while Jacksonville's defense sacked Mahomes four times. "We played well, but that's football. Let's focus on the Saints next week," Mahomes said in his press conference, sidestepping questions about the locker room drama.

This incident could serve as a "wake-up call" for the Chiefs, who are aiming for the playoffs amid a wobbling dynasty. Butker, 29, has already apologized to the team via an internal group chat: "My fault. I'll make it up." Will he get a chance to "redeem" himself in London next week? Only time will tell.

Chiefs Head Coach Announces Chris Jones to Start on the Bench for Standout Rookie After Costly Mistake vs. Jaguars
  Kansas City, MO —The Kansas City Chiefs’ coaching staff confirmed that Chris Jones will start on the bench in the next game to make way for rookie DT Omarr Norman-Lott, following a mistake viewed as pivotal in the loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The move is framed as a message about discipline and micro-detail up front, while forcing the entire front seven to re-sync with Steve Spagnuolo’s system. Early-week film study highlighted two core issues. First, a neutral-zone/offsides penalty on a late 3rd-and-short that extended a Jaguars drive and set up the decisive points. Second, a Tex stunt (tackle–end exchange) that broke timing: the call asked Jones to spike the B-gap to occupy the guard while the end looped into the A-gap, but the footwork and shoulder angle didn’t marry, opening a clear cutback lane. To Spagnuolo, this was more than an individual error—it was a warning about snap discipline, gap integrity, pad level, and landmarks at contact, the very details that define Kansas City’s “January standard.” Under the adjusted plan, Omarr Norman-Lott takes the base/early-downs start to tighten interior gap discipline, stabilize run fits, and give the call sheet a cleaner platform. Chris Jones is not being shelved; he’ll be “lit up” in high-leverage situations—3rd-and-long, two-minute stretches, and the red zone—where his interior surge can collapse the pocket and force quarterbacks to drift into edge pursuit. In parallel, the staff will streamline the call sheet with the line group, standardize stunt tags (Tex/Pir), shrink the late-stem window pre-snap, and ramp game-speed reps in 9-on-7 and 11-on-11 so everyone is “seeing it the same, triggering the same.” Meeting the decision head-on, Jones kept it brief but competitive: “I can’t accept letting a kid take my spot, but I respect the coach’s decision. Let’s see what we’re saying after the game. I’ll practice and wait for my chance. When the ball is snapped, the QB will know who I am.” At team level, the Chiefs are banking on a well-timed hard brake to restore core principles: no free yards, no lost fits, more 3rd-and-longs forced, and the return of negative plays (TFLs, QB hits) that flip field position. In an AFC where margins often come down to half a step at the line, getting back to micro-details—from the first heel strike at the snap to the shoulder angle on contact—remains the fastest route for Kansas City to rebound from the stumble against Jacksonville.