Indeed there've been a couple far-too-close wins we've really had to eek out this year. The Chargers game. The Panthers game.
But wow, did Mahomes take care of business. He was 6 of 7 for 75 yards in 65 seconds of play, capping it with a nice scramble hitting Kelce wide-open in the end zone. We got the very nifty late comeback win.
But the Raiders really played well, even with a defense crippled by Covid suspensions. Derek Carr had his second terrific game against us when in just about every game he'd played against the Chiefs before was not his best. We did a decent job of keeping that big-play pass from hurting us, and we actually did pretty well against their run. But their pass blocking was terrific and could have won them the game. Our defensive line simply could not get to Carr, and the Raiders really could have gone up by enough to win if their receivers didn't have several critical drops.
As for us, just some quick notes:
The Mahomes-Kelce-Hill triumvirate was astounding, yet again. DeMarcus Robinson ran a poor route leading to a Mahomes pick, but he did well later to make up for it snatching a critical 4th down pass.
LeVeon Bell got much more in the mix, and showed some of what he was so good at before. He even scored a touchdown.
Clyde Edwards-Helaire was terrific again, and having Bell in there is also terrific so CEH doesn't get overworked. We need both of them for playoff endurance.
We've got to keep our heads. No reason for Tyrann Mathieu to get an unsportsmanlike late in the game.
Too many penalties made me nervous, especially at the line. Mahomes hard counts though also got those guys to move all over the place to our advantage.
Our defense was far too bendy, but adjustments seemed to help as the game moved forward.
Next week we've got the other pirate team, Tom Brady and the Buccaneers, I'm pretty sure a "prime time" afternoon affair.
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