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Chiefs headlines for Tuesday, November 26
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17. Chiefs QB Patrick Patrick Mahomes is heating up, matching his season high with three TD passes in Charlotte – and giving him 10 over the past four games. However the two-time league MVP was also sacked a season-high five times.
18. At least newly signed K Spencer Shrader was up to his tasks, converting all three of his PATs and all three of his field goals in his Chiefs debut, including the game-winning three-pointer from 31 yards as time expired.
19. The number of seasons Kansas City HC Andy Reid has won at least 10 regular-season games, third most in league history after Bill Belichick and Don Shula – both reaching double-digit victories 20 times.
19a. Also, the number of penalties in the Chiefs-Panthers game for a total of 144 yards. But who doesn’t love laundry on a Sunday?
20. Is Noah Gray now the fantasy tight end to have in K.C.? For the second straight week, he caught a pair of touchdown passes after previously never having a multi-TD game in his four-year career. He also outgained Travis Kelce 66 yards to 62 on Sunday.
Kansas City had a much faster start against the Carolina Panthers, reaching 20 first-half points for the first time this season. The Chiefs held the ball for just under 20 minutes and had 16 first downs in the first half. Kansas City also scored on its first possession of the second half—something it didn’t do last week.
However, the Chiefs offense did next to nothing between that and the game-winning drive. The offense stalled repeatedly in the second half and struggled to handle Carolina’s heavy blitzes. It’s worth noting that Kansas City signed left tackle D.J. Humphries earlier this week, which highlights the concerns the Chiefs have at the position.
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The interior offensive line. There’s no telling where the Chiefs would be without center Creed Humphrey and guards Joe Thuney and Trey Smith. That trio has been critical to the success of this team because this isn’t the Kansas City offense that we’ve become accustomed to seeing. Injuries and inconsistency have limited the prolific passing attack that quarterback Patrick Mahomes has often led and forced head coach Andy Reid to lean more on the running game. That ground attack has remained viable because of the holes opened up by Humphrey, Thuney and Smith every week. Even with starting running back Isiah Pacheco just on the verge of returning from a broken leg that he sustained in Week 2, the Chiefs have been running...
