The Kansas City Chiefs national nightmare is over: a wide receiver finally has made a touchdown reception for the team in an NFL game. The Chiefs had not thrown a TD pass to a wide receiver since back in the 2013 playoffs and that streak was finally ended by Alex Smith and Jeremy Maclin on Monday night in the loss to the Green Bay Packers.
The Chiefs offense is not geared towards passing the ball down field and that is part of the season why the streak lasted so long, but also because of some bad luck. According to Pro Football Talk, the 18 game drought ended with a five yard TD catch from Maclin against the Packers in Week 3 on Monday night football at Lambeau Field.
The Chiefs had not had a TD pass thrown to a player at the wide receiver position since back in the 2013 playoffs, which occurred on January 4, 2014. That game against the Colts ended with a 45-44 loss and the team went through the whole entire 2014 season, including the preseason, without a player at the WR position catching a TD pass. PFT reports that Donnie Avery was the last player to get one for the Chiefs, putting up a 79-yard TD catch in that game.
And with Maclin's catch, the drought is over in KC.