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Why the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes-Xavier Worthy deep-ball game isn’t clicking | The Athletic
Soon after, Mahomes felt disgusted. He grabbed a tablet and rewatched the All-22 view of the Chiefs’ first-down snap early in the second quarter of their defeat to the Bills.
“If I throw it in bounds, it’s a walk-in touchdown,” Mahomes said of his longest pass in Sunday’s game. “I just have to be better there.”
Technically, Mahomes’ deep pass was in the field of play by about a yard. But rookie receiver Xavier Worthy failed to keep both feet in bounds while catching the ball, leading to perhaps the Chiefs’ most critical incompletion. Part of Worthy’s left foot was out of bounds, which led CBS broadcasters Jim Nantz and Tony Romo to groan when they watched the replay of the rookie’s mistake.
Tom Brady’s Power Rankings: Who made the GOAT’s Top 5 teams entering Week 12? | FOX Sports
3. Kansas City Chiefs (9-1) (Last week: 3)
Week 11 result: Lost to Buffalo Bills, 30-21
Brady’s thoughts: ”They lost their undefeated season when it came to an end in Buffalo on Sunday, but I have no doubt Patrick [Mahomes] and the Chiefs will get back to their winning ways. I’d be shocked if the Chiefs and the Bills don’t meet again in January, but I feel good about Kansas City bouncing back this week when they take on the Panthers. I’m going to be watching.”
5 - Patrick Mahomes
Kansas City Chiefs · Year 8
2024 stats: 10 games | 69.5 pct | 2,404 pass yds | 7.0 ypa | 15 pass TD | 11 INT | 167 rush yds | 1 rush TD | 0 fumbles
We’ve seen in the past two weeks what an effective pass rush can do to Kansas City’s offense. Mahomes still tried to piece together drives with short completions, but everything — including the trademark inside shovel pass along the goal line — was difficult to execute against Buffalo. He made a mistake early with a hurried throw that resulted in an interception and failed to escape the rush on key downs. He was still able to find his clutch gene, leading a 10-play, 70-yard touchdown march capped by a 1-yard touchdown pass to Noah Gray (their second scoring connection of the day). Mahomes remained the pesky passer Buffalo knows all too well for most of the game, but the Bills made him look human. Will that result predict the outcome of a potential postseason meeting? No. We know better than to believe that by now. But Mahomes and the Chiefs were shown they have things to correct (including Xavier Worthy’s awareness of his location on the field).
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