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Henry McKenna
NFL Reporter
At the start of the season, Patrick Mahomes was practically unrecognizable.
The swagger, the backyard ball, the Kermit-The-Frog voice — they were all there. But the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback was offering up too many turnovers to opposing defenses, and he wasn’t offering many touchdown opportunities to his teammates. The turnover-to-touchdown ratio was just enough to keep the team undefeated. But the defense and special teams have driven — and continue to drive — this undefeated run.
Mahomes has been in the backseat, going along for the ride.
Over the past few weeks, he hasn’t been getting in the way as much. But there’s clear evidence that he’s still struggling.
On Sunday, his issues cropped up dramatically in the red zone. Now, that should come with the important context that the Denver Broncos are tied for the fourth-best red-zone defense in the league (when measured in touchdowns allowed). But I think the issues are emblematic of Mahomes’ acute flaws, regardless of the matchup.
The game came down to a blocked field-goal kick, but — if you rewind just a bit further — you’d see the Chiefs charging into the red area, only to settle for a field goal. Had K.C. scored, Denver would have needed a touchdown to win. But the Chiefs couldn’t get a TD. That’s because Mahomes missed a wide-open Travis Kelce in the back of the end zone. On third-and-2, Mahomes had a clean pocket. He had his favorite pass-catcher. And they just whiffed based only on failed execution by the guy we think of as the best QB in the game, particularly in clutch moments.
“It’s a little bit of missed throws, little bit of me not seeing the coverage exactly the way I should,” Mahomes said postgame. “I thought on the one to Trav … I threw it a little higher than I wanted to even though he didn’t get depth. If I can just fire it in there and get him a touchdown there.”
Rewind a little…
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Publish date : 2024-11-13 22:01:10
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