NEW ORLEANS — Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for 331 yards and the Chiefs prevailed over red-zone woes on Monday night to beat the New Orleans Saints 26-13.
Saints signal-caller Derek Carr threw for 185 yards and scored two touchdowns and a pick before leaving the field with an oblique injury.
The game marks the third straight loss for the Saints, now 2-3. The Chiefs improved to 5-0.
Here's what media from around the nation are saying about the Saints loss to the Chiefs:
- Instant analysis from Saints' Monday night loss to Chiefs – John Sigler, Saints Wire
- Chiefs offense cruises past Saints in MNF as KC moves to 5-0 – Adam Teicher and Katherine Terrell, ESPN
- Saints quarterback Derek Carr leaves with oblique injury in another losing night against the Chiefs – Fox Sports
- Monday Night Football: Chiefs remain undefeated with 26-13 win over Saints – Charean Williams, Pro Football Talk
- Saints quarterback Derek Carr hurt in telling loss to Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs – Matthew Paras, NOLA.com
- Chris Olave's brother puts Saints offense on blast over lack of targets – Alejandro Avila, Outkick
- Jeff Duncan: Reeling Saints need Klint Kubiak to turn water into wine – Jeff Duncan, Times-Picayune
- Derek Carr gives and update on his oblique injury and how he's feeling now: 'Not good' – Matthew Paras, NOLA.com
- Jeff Duncan: What we learned from the Saints' ugly loss to Chiefs – Jeff Duncan, Times-Picayune
- Saints defense spent most of game bending until it finally broke in 4th quarter – Luke Johnson, Times-Picayune
- Rod Walker: Derek Carr's early interception set tone for Saints' demise in loss to Chiefs – Rod Walker, Times-Picayune
- Saints' Khalen Saunders, whose brother is a Taylor Swift dancer, shows out big with a big pick – Spencer Urquhart, NOLA.com
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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