Broncos' Riley Moss owns up to penalty issues in win over Chiefs

Matt Sullivan

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The Denver Broncos beat the Kansas City Chiefs in one of the biggest games in Denver since the 2016 AFC Championship game. The 22-19 win got Denver to 9-2, and put the Chiefs at 5-5, and outside of the playoff hunt.

But the win didn't come easy. The offense struggled for most of the game, and the Broncos nearly blew it in the fourth quarter. Up 16-13, the Broncos' defense gave up a touchdown drive, and it was largely thanks to a brutal pass interference penalty from cornerback Riley Moss.

After the game, Mike Klis of 9News shared how Moss owned up to his penalty issues, getting candid on what he needs to do better to avoid making those mistakes again.

Riley Moss owns up to PI mistakes amid Broncos' huge win vs. Chiefs

"I will absolutely own up to that last one, underthrown ball, can't be grabbing him like that," Moss said. "It's tough... And I gotta be able to not panic and play the ball... But I can't be in that position as much as I have been, and that's something to work on. As a competitor and an athlete, I gotta own up to some of it, and get better."

The big penalty that Moss is referring to was a fourth-quarter defensive pass interference penalty on a 3rd and 20 on a pass that Patrick Mahomes threw incomplete.

If Moss wasn't penalized, Denver would've gotten the ball back with a lead and a little under 11 minutes left in the game. Instead, the Chiefs' drive continued and led to a touchdown.

That penalty was a 47-yard penalty, instantly putting the Chiefs in field goal range to tie the game. After three plays, the Chiefs scored a go-ahead touchdown to take a 19-16 lead.

Fortunately, the Broncos wound up kicking two more field goals to win, but that penalty could've been the reason the Broncos lost.

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That wasn't Moss's only penalty. He had an arguably more brutal one earlier in the game. An illegal contact penalty wiped out a pick-six by rookie Jahdae Barron.

Jaquan McMillan wound up picking off Mahomes later on that drive, but it didn't lead to a pick-six, and Moss's penalty nearly ended in disaster.

In the first quarter, Moss had a 40-yard defensive pass interference to set the Chiefs up in field goal range, which gave the Chiefs their first score of the game.

Sunday in Week 11 was a rough game for Moss, and he knows it. Moss isn't going to let his penalties bog him down, as he's owning up to his mistakes and vowing to be better going forward.

The Denver defense is one of the best in the NFL, and at 9-2, the Broncos are in command of the AFC West, with a strong chance to not only host a playoff game, but even potentially earn a first-round bye.

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