We converted on two clutch 4th-&-very-short when it seemed like the Chiefs couldn't do squat in those situations. You absolutely have to give some cred to CEH who never gets any cred these days. On a 4th-&-short in the middle of our first touchdown drive late in the first half he caught a poor Mahomes pass right at the marker and muscled his way not only for the first down but for ten extra yards. Please, don't be dissing this guy.
Our defense was stout. A really pretty good Jaguars team, one that really gave us two tough games last year (regular season and divisional playoff game), did not score a single touchdown. Jacksonville moved the ball on us, but when we needed clutch stops, we got them.
Patrick Mahomes would not let us lose. Especially in the second half and especially on that final game-clock chewing close-out drive, he matriculated and matriculated and matriculated that ball.
Last year the NFL Network showcased its top 100 players, you know, the ones voted on by the players themselves, and while Mahomes was No. 1, of course, Travis Kelce and Chris Jones made the top ten. Well, you know what I'm going to say here, naturally -- they were both back in there today after missing last week's game. And yes, they did make a difference. Kelce caught some passes, including one for a touchdown, and Jones had two sacks and was his standard disrupter self.
But again, just a kudos to a defense that has shown its mettle in the first two games of the season, and may just be not only the second-best strength of this team but emerging as one of the best in the NFL.
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The photo is courtesy of Mikayla Schmidt at the official Chiefs site. Thank you.
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