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What Mahomes, Reid said in previewing Chiefs’ Sunday visit to 49ers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The 49ers’ matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday is primed to be one of the best games of the 2024 NFL season.
The Week 7 matinee at Levi’s Stadium, of course, is a rematch of Super Bowls LVIII and LIV — two not-so-distant memories that have given 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan and the Faithful PTSD.
Star Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is ready for another duel with his Bay Area rivals. The two-time NFL MVP has great respect for the 49ers and looks forward to furthering the two franchises’ history.
“I think it’s as big of a regular-season game as you can play in,” Mahomes told reporters Wednesday (h/t Kansas City Chiefs). “But I mean, they’re a great football team, and I always like going against the best, and that’s what we’re going against this week.
“We understand that it’s going to take our best to win. You just have to have extreme focus … I think when you have two great football teams that meet up in the Super Bowl and meet up in all these big games, there’s going to be a history between that. We know how good this football team is and we have a ton of respect for them.”
Including Super Bowls, Mahomes is 4-0 in his career against San Francisco. He knows that if a few plays go the other way, that record could look a lot different.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid is on the same wavelength.
Even though Kansas City has come out on top in its biggest games against San Francisco, Reid is more than weary of the 49ers’ talent, especially defensively.
“Their defensive front; it starts with those guys,” Reid told reporters Wednesday (h/t Kansas City Chiefs). “And then they got an All-Pro linebacker sitting right there that’s pretty good along with their secondary. They’re well-rounded, but it starts with their defensive front. Those guys, they set the tempo for their defense.”
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Publish date : 2024-10-17 04:12:46
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