Andy Reid: Important That Chiefs Learn from Loss vs. Chargers

After blowing a 14-point fourth quarter lead to the Los Angeles Chargers, Andy Reid is hoping the Kansas City Chiefs learn from their 29-28 defeat on Thursday. 

Per ESPN.com's Adam Teicher, the Chiefs head coach emphasized the importance of studying why his team came up short against their AFC West rivals. 

"As long as we learn from it, that's the important thing right now," Reid said. "You don't take anything for granted at home or anywhere else. You have to bear down. ... The best thing we can do is learn from it and make ourselves a better football team."

Defense has been the Chiefs' Achilles' heel all year. It was a problem again because they couldn't get a stop on the final two drives, giving up two fourth-down conversions, including one on a holding penalty against cornerback Steve Nelson. 

The secondary was completely out of sorts on the Chargers' game-winning two-point conversion when Mike Williams was wide open in the corner of the end zone. 

Kansas City ranks 28th in the NFL with 27.1 points allowed and last with 282.5 passing yards allowed per game. It's been easy to overlook because the offense is averaging an NFL-high 35.6 points per game, but the Chargers proved on Thursday at some point the defense will have to get a stop to secure a win. 

The Chargers and Chiefs have identical 11-3 records with three regular-season games remaining. Kansas City still holds the No. 1 seed in the AFC thanks to a 4-1 record in the division; Los Angeles is 3-2 against AFC West competition.