![]() ![]() His Week 15 performance put that slump firmly in his rear view. Weeks 11-14 represented the statistical nadir of Mahomes’ brief career to date. ![]() The Chiefs won all of those games - including Mahomes first-ever win over the Patriots - but the third-year passer’s brief dip from “great” to “good” was concerning. Here’s what he’d put together in his previous three games before Sunday’s snow game.Ģ13 yards per game, 59.4 completion rate, 3 TDs, 2 INTs, 6.4 yards per pass, and a 79.6 passer rating While he came back strong in a Week 10 loss to the Titans (50 passes, 446 yards, three TDs), he faced some relative struggles in the weeks that followed. Lower leg injuries sapped his ability to extend plays in the pocket before a dislocated kneecap took him out of a Week 7 win over the Broncos and cost him a pair of games. That effectiveness took a major hit as injuries began to pile up. He threw for 1,195 yards and 10 touchdowns in his first three weeks of the season and hit the 300-yard mark in each of his first five games. Mahomes has had some excellent performances this fall. This was a needed return to form from Mahomes Those are absurd numbers - and they may spell disaster for the rest of the AFC this postseason. The end result was the 16th 300+ yard game in Mahomes’ career on a day where he threw his 17th interception as a pro. It wasn’t all good - he also had a goal-line interception on a play were he tried to do entirely too much - but it was more than enough to overwhelm an old rival at home. He threw seven passes 15 yards or more downfield and completed six of them, including the absolute dime to Tyreek Hill above. Kansas City’s wide receivers and tight ends averaged 13.8 yards per catch against a Denver defense that struggled to keep up all afternoon. The game evoked memories of Mahomes’ MVP run and the Chiefs’ Divisional Round win over the Colts in similar weather conditions last winter. Bet you've never seen a run in the snow before /3evjWHAsTT- Kansas City Chiefs December 15, 2019 ![]()
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