The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Denver Broncos with a last-second field goal block on Sunday, securing a 16-14 victory. Broncos lineman Alex Forsyth has taken the brunt of the blame for the block because the Chiefs identified that he was “light on ...

Kansas City overloaded five rushers to the left side of Denver’s field goal unit and linebacker Leo Chenal stormed over Broncos center Alex Forsyth to block Wil Lutz’s game-deciding

Quarterback Bo Nix played one year with Forsyth at Oregon in 2022 and now is teammates with him again, meaning Nix has known him as long or longer than virtually anybody on the Broncos’ roster. Then, Forsyth started four games at center in front of the rookie quarterback earlier this year when Luke Wattenberg was on injured reserve.

After the Kansas City Chiefs broke through Alex Forsyth's protection to block a field goal and beat the Denver Broncos on Sunday, the offensive lineman faced intense criticism from both fans and pundits.

In the aftermath of Sunday's stunning loss to the Chiefs on a blocked field goal, Broncos center Alex Forsyth emerged as the primary culprit for allowing the jailbreak that gave Chiefs linebacker Leo Chenal the chance to make the play.

It ticks me off that people can say those things about him and not even see how he works or how he responds or how he plays,” Bo Nix said.

Kotwica did not offer specifics on adjustments made ahead of this Sunday’s game against Atlanta at Empower Field at Mile High. He did offer a defense of backup center Alex Forsyth who, playing the tight end spot on the field-goal team, was bowled over by Chenal.