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BY PETE SWEENEY
This yr, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs waited for a couple of days after the Halloween vacation to offer their followers with a scare… to be exact – it was two scares, in reality.
Early within the fourth quarter, trailing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17-10, quarterback Patrick Mahomes rolled to his proper. This caught the eye of two Tampa defenders, who drove to get Mahomes, leaving operating again Samaje Perine on their lonesome in the long run zone.
The quarterback flipped the ball up for the rating however fell to the bottom within the course of, and he quickly seemed to be writhing in ache from a non-contact harm. I’m unsure the ambiance following a home-team landing at Arrowhead had ever been extra silent.
“I used to be clearly operating for the aim line,” stated Mahomes after the sport. “I sort of dedicated to operating the soccer, and on the final second, noticed Samaje and sort of awkwardly rolled the ankle somewhat bit. [It was] undoubtedly scary. I believe it damage extra as a result of it was the identical ankle I damage final week. So it scared me somewhat bit, however as soon as I took my breath and calmed down somewhat bit, it ended up being not too dangerous.”
Mahomes ultimately walked off the sector and into the medical tent, with head coach Andy Reid ready to name on backup Carson Wentz.
“When he was being carried off, that wasn’t too straightforward,” stated Reid. “I wasn’t certain precisely the place he was going to be with it, however he might need the loosest ankles in America. I imply it’s ridiculous how he can come again from these issues. After which he’s mentally robust on prime of it.”
Mahomes didn’t miss a single play, staying within the sport to attain a landing on the subsequent possession. And that’s the place the second scare occurred: the Bucs wouldn’t go away.
Led by quarterback Baker Mayfield, Tampa rallied again to tie the sport and ship it into extra time. And that’s the place I’ll start my three ideas on the sport.
I’m shocked that the Buccaneers didn’t go for 2 quite than kicking the additional level to ship it into extra time.
Amongst my friends, I most likely skew a bit extra conservative relating to choices like going for it on fourth down at midfield or selecting a two-point conversion over one other session with the sport on the road.
Acknowledging hindsight is all the time 20-20, I can not imagine Tampa’s choice to kick the additional level once they tied the sport at 24. After the sport, Reid was requested if he was stunned that Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles opted to not attempt for the win with simply 27 seconds left on the sport clock.
“No,” stated Reid earlier than pausing for 3 seconds. “However I’m glad he didn’t. Yeah.”
Reid chuckled, becoming a member of the media members within the room.
At this stage, the Buccaneers are in administration mode, needing to search out methods to win with out their star receivers, Chris Godwin and Mike Evans. The group fought laborious throughout an extended evening at Arrowhead – and Mayfield discovered a method to do the near-impossible, placing his group able to tear Kansas Metropolis’s coronary heart out and finish its undefeated streak with the world watching on a nationally televised broadcast.
Requested about it at his press convention, Bowles cited the climate situations as the rationale to ship it to extra time.
What a mistake.
Mayfield selected tails for the extra time coin toss, and when the coin landed heads, he regarded to the sky. With the best way Mahomes was enjoying, that was all she wrote.
What else is on this version?
Pete has two extra ideas on the Chiefs’ Week 9 win over the Buccaneers.
Jared Sapp highlights the ultimate drive that sealed the victory for Kansas Metropolis in extra time.
In his first have a look at the movie, Ron Kopp explored Patrick Mahomes’ evening and what made him so efficient.
Editors Present preview
Here’s a clip from final week’s Editors Present that includes Pete Sweeney and John Dixon.
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Brandon Kiley has returned as a Tuesday columnist. Right here’s an excerpt from his phrases final week:
The Chiefs aren’t horny anymore. Solely six groups within the NFL have fewer performs of 20-plus yards this season. Patrick Mahomes has thrown extra interceptions than touchdowns. The main receiver – Travis Kelce – at the moment ranks 54th within the NFL in receiving yards, behind the likes of Hunter Henry, Tutu Atwell and Cade Otton.
This isn’t the Chiefs informal NFL followers got here to know and love within the early portion of Mahomes’ profession. This definitely isn’t the offense by which he threw for five,000 yards and 50 touchdowns.
That lack of “enjoyable” is displaying up as soon as once more as nationwide pundits talk about the 2024 Chiefs.
“This is among the fakest undefeated groups,” CBS Sports activities analyst Mike Renner stated on CBS Sports activities HQ earlier this week. “They’re not blowing anybody out; 5 one-score wins this season. They’re group; they aren’t an ideal group.”
There’s some reality to what Renner stated. The Chiefs are enjoying shut video games. They’re additionally undefeated. The remaining I usually disagree with.
In our preview publication on Thursdays, Pete shares his three ideas heading into the sport, Rocky Magaña highlights a pivotal matchup to look at — and John Dixon shares some background on one of many upcoming sport’s largest storylines.
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