The postgame mood kept him from celebrating an incredible achievement, but that was muted — and moot — because he was also on the field for the late collapse.
"We just have to finish," Chinn said. "I feel like I say that all the time, but we can't let our opponent breathe. We're playing good as a defense and we've just got to keep it going and put the nail in the coffin."
They did not.
And because they didn't, a team that could have been feeling good about a two-game winning streak is now faced with the reality that they're 4-8 and have lost six of their last seven games.
That's a very different atmosphere going into the bye for a team that could use any confidence that could be gained as they rebuild.
Defensive tackle Zach Kerr, who forced the fumble which Chinn returned for the first score, said he didn't think it would impact the confidence of the team, because the roster is filled with so many young players, or guys who have found their way here after being cut by others.
"That's our culture. That's who we are," Kerr said. "I don't know how many times I've said this, but you go down our roster and you look at the guys that are on our team and all of us are fighters. We're all underdogs, we've all been overlooked, so staying positive and keep fighting, that's easy for us. That's not hard for us, that's really easy.
"I don't think there's really any reason or specific anything for us to go the opposite direction. We've been the same way through wins and losses, so I think it's easy for us to stay where we are."
At the moment, where they are is not in a good place, not a place they could have been, with a little more polish in every phase of the game. And being as close as they were makes it that much more painful.
"I think for myself, I think that's 100 percent in range, just based off what I've put on tape and what I've been able to do," Slye said of his third miss on a game-winning field goal this season, a much different kick than longshots against the Saints and Chiefs earlier this year.
"A 54-yarder is something that should be in my wheelhouse and should be somewhat of a kick that's a higher percentage for not only myself but for the team to view," Slye continued. "For me not to do what they sent me out there to do and what I feel comfortable hitting is frustrating for me.
"I want to put myself in a lot of those situations to put the team on my back and kind of wear that hat on my head and help us in different ways, and today I let the team down, so I'm pretty frustrated about that."
And at the moment, having plenty of company in that regard is no consolation.
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