The Kansas City Chiefs’ early playoff exit has left fans stunned and disheartened. However, the sadness is yet to hit the Chiefs fanbase, who are having a field day picking at the defensive tackle on social media. Chris Jones‘ late realization about the team’s elimination from the postseason has sparked a wave of hilarious memes and jokes.
Fans react to Chiefs’ Chris Jones’ playoff elimination realization
The Kansas City Chiefs’ playoff hopes ended with the 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Fans are shocked about the defending AFC Champions’ early exit from postseason contention and equally concerned about Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ season-ending ACL tear in his left knee. Having said that, DT Chris Jones’ awkward playoff realization has been a welcome distraction from the devastating loss.
The Chiefs’ early exit is giving social media managers a run for their money. Chris Jones, standing clueless about the team’s situation, has become a moment of comedic gold, showing potential to become a viral meme. X, Instagram, and Facebook are flooded with funny reactions, with fans poking fun at Jones’ post-game press conference comment.
A viral X clip shows Jones saying, “We still have a fighting chance”. Jones gets corrected by someone, and only then does the realization about their exit hit him. “Oh, we’re out of the playoffs?” Jones says, his comment followed by deafening, awkward silence.
When he found out, Jones just shook his head, made a solemn face, and then got philosophical. “Every year is a journey. Success is rented every year… sometimes it don’t go the way you plan for it to go. It’s a learning curve,” he said.
Reactions to the 31-year-old slip-up took no time to pour in. “Finding out mid-sentence is diabolical”, one fan tweet read. “How is it possible to not know”, another fan commented. “Bro realized mid-interview the dynasty just got buried”, yet another fan wrote. “We need better protection from hard hits to the head..”, one fan joked.
Originally reported by Sibanee Gogoi on Mandatory.
