Getty Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones.
Early in the second quarter of the Kansas City Chiefs‘ 20-17 overtime win over the Tennessee Titans in Week 9, the Titans put together their first touchdown-scoring drive of the game. And one play would spark a Twitter feud between Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe and Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones.
Late in the drive, Tennessee faced third-and-5 from Kansas City’s 8-yard line when Jones, a three-time Pro Bowler, was called offsides, putting the Titans at third-and-1 instead. On the next play, running back Derrick Henry took a direct snap for four yards and a touchdown, giving Tennessee a 7-0 lead with 10:48 remaining in the second half.
No Derrick Henry and Malik Willis short-hops a pass to Dontrell Hilliard, but the offside on Chris Jones gives Tennessee another chance. #ChiefsKingdom #Chiefs41
The penalty on Jones sparked led to Sharpe, an analyst for FS1, to take to Twitter and throw shade at Jones.
“Chris Jones is going to get at least 1 DUMB penalty per gm.. at least one,” Sharpe wrote during the Chiefs-Titans game.
After the win, Jones clapped back at Sharpe with: “shut up clown.”
@ShannonSharpe shut up clown
Sharpe Answers Back, & So Do Fans
A few minutes later, Sharpe took another swipe at Jones, responding to his “shut up clown” tweet with: “You line up with half your body over the ball and I’m the clown? Gr8 [team] win, stay healthy and continued success.”
Other people on Twitter reacted to Jones’ beef with Sharpe.
“The defense played great Chris. Don’t worry about any of these guys talking. It’s on to Jacksonville,” one Twitter user wrote.
@StoneColdJones @ShannonSharpe The defense played great Chris. Don’t worry about any of these guys talking. It’s on to Jacksonville.
“You don’t need that negativity @StoneColdJones! You don’t have to worry until you have as many penalties as Shannon has ugly suits,” another user wrote, noting Sharpe’s sartorial choices.
@StoneColdJones @ShannonSharpe You don’t need that negativity @StoneColdJones! You don’t have to worry until you have as many penalties as Shannon has ugly suits.
“Yo chill @StoneColdJones that’s Unc. Gotta put some respeck on that man even if you don’t agree with him… you are wise and one day you’ll want the youth of the future to do the same to you,” another user wrote.
@StoneColdJones @ShannonSharpe Yo chill @StoneColdJones that’s Unc. Gotta put some respeck on that man even if you don’t agree with him… you are wise and one day you’ll want the youth of the future to do the same to you.
“Chris Jones is a beast. How many holds did the refs miss tonight!? Many. Be cool Shannon,” another user wrote.
@StoneColdJones @MahomeSZN @ShannonSharpe Chris Jones is a beast. How many holds did the refs miss tonight!? Many. Be cool Shannon.😡
Chiefs Beat Titans in Overtime
Despite struggling to put points on the board, the Chiefs beat the Titans in overtime in Week 9.
The leading offensive performer for Kansas City was quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who threw a career-high 68 pass attempts and completed 43 of them for 446 yards, had 2 total touchdowns (1 rushing, 1 passing), and also threw 1 interception, per ESPN.
The leading recipients of Mahomes’ high-volume passing effort were tight end Travis Kelce (10 catches, 106 receiving yards) and receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (10 catches, 88 receiving yards).
#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes connects with TE Travis Kelce, who lunges backwards to make a tremendous catch for 18 yards. #ChiefsKingdom
Kansas City’s defense, despite giving up 115 yards and 2 touchdowns to Derrick Henry, was sound in the win. The unit gave up just 229 yards of total offense to Tennessee and only allowed conversions on 1-of-11 third-down attempts by the Titans. Kansas City’s defense also registered 4 quarterback hits and 3 sacks on rookie Malik Willis, who started in place of injured Ryan Tannehill. Two of Kansas City’s sacks came on the final drive of the game.
The #Chiefs get back-to-back sacks to set up 4th & 26 with a 20-17 lead
The Chiefs will enter Week 10 with a 6-2 record and stay atop the AFC West ahead of the Los Angeles Chargers (5-3), Denver Broncos (3-5), and Las Vegas Raiders (2-6).
Next up on Kansas City’s schedule is noon Central time game on Sunday, November 13 at Arrowhead against the Jacksonville Jaguars (3-6).