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Patrick Mahomes Completes Pass While Totally Airborne in Latest Incredible Highlight | SI
On a third-down play to start the fourth quarter in the Chiefs’ season opener in Brazil against the Chargers, the three-time Super Bowl MVP created his latest highlight in a career already filled with them.
As Mahomes saw some pressure from the Chargers’ defense, he scrambled toward the line of scrimmage but couldn’t run for the first down with a sea of blue headed his way. He was tripped up, but before he hit the ground he flipped the ball while in the air to JuJu Smith-Schuster, who was standing just past the line to gain.
Herbert’s brilliant opener helps Chargers finally beat Chiefs | ESPN
The scramble sealed a 27-21 win for the Chargers and snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Chiefs. It also capped one of the best games of Herbert’s career, as he finished with 318 passing yards, 3 touchdowns and 32 rushing yards. The scramble was an emphatic close to perhaps the biggest win of the Jim Harbaugh era in Los Angeles.
“He is hard to deal with,” Harbaugh said of Herbert. “He’s a problem.”
General manager Joe Hortiz spent the offseason retooling the Chargers’ offense. He signed running back Najee Harris, right guard Mekhi Becton and wide receiver Keenan Allen. He drafted running back Omarion Hampton in the first round and wide receiver Tre’ Harris in the second. The moves came after a humiliating 32-12 playoff loss to the Houston Texans, in which the Texans’ defensive line dominated the scrimmage, Herbert was inaccurate, and the Chargers’ receivers not named Ladd McConkey struggled mightily.
Friday night NFL takeaways: Chargers deliver big statement win | Yardbarker
The Chiefs have a big wide receiver problem
As long as the Chiefs have Patrick Mahomes at quarterback, they are going to have a chance. But he can not do everything himself. He still needs some playmakers, and right now the wide receiver situation is looking pretty bleak.
With Rashee Rice already out for the first six games due to a suspension, the Chiefs lost their other top wide receiver target just three plays into Friday’s game when Xavier Worthy left with a shoulder injury following a collision with Travis Kelce.
With Rice and Worthy out of the lineup, the Chiefs lineup lacked some big play ability and resulting in Mahomes averaging just 6.6 yards per attempt on Friday.
The Chiefs have won with a thin wide receiver group in the past, but that was with a much better and loaded roster around them.
Which brings us to the other big concern for the Chiefs after the first game.
Chiefs-Chargers in Brazil: What We Learned from Los Angeles’ 27-21 win | NFL.com
Next Gen Stats Insight for Chiefs-Chargers (NFL Pro): Patrick Mahomes scrambled to run six times for 57 yards and a touchdown,...
