Massive Bench-Clearing Brawl Breaks Out After Dirty Hit Leaves Chiefs’ Tyquan Thornton Motionless on the Ground; Chargers Player Ejected While Patrick Mahomes Prays
Chargers player gets ejected over helmet-to-helmet hit on Tyquan Thornton.
Prayers up for Tyquan Thornton.
In the fourth quarter of the matchup against the Chargers, his day would likely end due to a brutal hit. The
Kansas City Chiefs’ star player caught a pass from Patrick Mahomes and paid for it dearly.The moment came in the first two minutes of the quarter. After taking a helmet-to-helmet hit from Chargers safety Tony Jefferson, he lay motionless on the ground. He would eventually start to adjust his helmet. However, he stayed on the ground.
Chiefs players were not happy with the hit on Tyquan Thornton. Many players came after Jefferson. His teammates backed him up.
Chargers safety Tony Jefferson was ejected for that hit.
The Chiefs are one week removed from Rashee Rice being decleated by Jalen Pitre.
Tyquan Thornton had two catches for 52 yards before that brutal hit. The Chiefs are on the brink of being eliminated from playoff contention if they lose this game.
Chargers’ Jefferson ejected, makes obscene gesture while leaving field
Chargers safety Tony Jefferson was ejected after a helmet-to-helmet hit on Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyquan Thornton in the fourth quarter of Los Angeles’ 16-13 victory Sunday and left the field in frustration, making an obscene gesture toward fans.
The play was initially flagged for unnecessary roughness, and a brief skirmish followed before officials disqualified Jefferson. Thornton was put in concussion protocol after the hit.
Jefferson been physical throughout the game, delivering multiple big hits, including a jarring shot on Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice that forced an incompletion on third down earlier in the game.
Jefferson, who was a healthy inactive for three games this year, has become one of the most important players in the Chargers’ secondary in recent weeks. Jefferson is tied for the team lead in interceptions with four, and routinely delivers crushing hits to receivers who dare to catch passes over the middle of the field, as he did on Sunday.
The Chargers already began Sunday’s game without safety Elijah Molden, who had a hamstring injury. Without Jefferson, they will have to rely on rookie safety RJ Mickens and veteran Marcus Williams, who was elevated from the practice squad.