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CBS drew ire from fans after fumbling its Week 1 broadcast of the Chiefs-Jaguars game in Jacksonville.

During the fourth quarter Sunday afternoon, the game suddenly was taken off the air in Kansas City because of a power outage in the CBS TV truck.

CBS studio host James Brown initially said the broadcast was switched to the Browns-Titans game (which Tennessee won 43-13), and later the Jets-Bills game (which Buffalo won 17-16), in light of the Kansas City blowout. The Chiefs, who won 40-26, were leading, 37-19, at the time of the switcheroo.

The network later admitted its technical difficulties, as fans voiced their frustrations over social media.

“Unacceptable,” one Twitter user wrote. “Y’all should be ashamed.”

A CBS spokesperson said in a statement, “We regret that we were unable to return the audience to their scheduled game before power was restored.”

Despite the lopsided score, the game was anything but boring.

Newly minted Jaguars starting quarterback Nick Foles, signed to a four-year, $88 million contract this offseason, suffered a broken left clavicle in the first quarter, and with the Chiefs up seven in the second quarter, Jaguars linebacker Myles Jack was ejected for punching Chiefs wide receiver Demarcus Robinson in the face.

And there was also Patrick Mahomes, the reigning league MVP, who went 25-of-33 for 378 yards and three touchdowns in the win.

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