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Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief
The bad drop on the first drop kick is treated just like the ball falling of the tee... I think the purpose of the drop kick was not to recover the ball, but to force a fair catch. This kept the clock at 2:01 allowing them a "time out". It was good strategy as it would have saved them 39 seconds if Mahomes doesn't throw the screen pass for a first down.
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Fair catch rule you can't touch the guy but they had their hands on him. They still interfered with the catch but no flag.