It was very fun to watch Carson Wentz come in for one of those patently wild Chiefs red zone formations. They ran a nice misdirection run play that got a few yards just before our first touchdown.
How about Mecole Hardman. People forget that two seasons ago in the regular season game we had against the Niners, he scored three touchdowns. Today he played well again, getting a super nice long punt return and a dagger touchdown late in the game on one of those jet sweeps.
And then there is our other major reclamation player, Kareem Hunt, who with the help of our pounding O-line got good yardage just about every time he got the handoff.
Our run defense in the 1st half was stout -- in the 2nd half it let their RB get some decent runs, but for the most part it was solid. As far as the defense as a whole, their QB Purdy just looked flustered all day. He got picked a couple times that were critical to stopping any Niner threats.
While I challenge all the naysayers who diss people like Clyde Edwards-Helaire, I join them in asking why Skyy Moore is still on the team. I guess with our wide receiver room a bit in flux, especially now that JuJu seems to be dealing with a hamstring issue, you have to keep him around. But after Moore dropped another pass I wondered why we weren't just throwing to people like Justin Watson. They did get it to him nicely in next series, and started targeting the guy they certainly need to go to more: Travis Kelce.
George Karlaftis was having a day. Noah Gray was having a day. Trent McDuffie was having a day. Samaje Perine helped close it out late with some runs and a 1st down catch. And please, Andy and Matt had a day for the brilliant set-ups for later crazy take-down plays when they needed it.
At the end of the 3rd quarter was the play of the game. With the Niners playing well enough to get back in it, the magic of Patrick Mahomes was exhibited once again. He went back to pass and after scrambling left he faked a couple forward pitches, got about 10 yards, then at the sideline stopped, juked, and ran down the sideline for another 20 yards.
A few plays later with the ball an inch from the goal line facing a 4th down, Mahomes got everyone split out wide and he stepped back... only to run a nifty QB draw right into the end zone.
Finally I have to add how much fun it was to listen to Tom Brady speak so glowingly about Mahomes throughout the game. I've heard people say Brady wasn't doing very well as a color announcer, but from what I heard, I think he did great, and not just in the way he raved about Mahomes' play.
The Chiefs locomotive won't stop! We've not only got two straight Super Bowls, three in the last five years, but with the Vikings loss today we're now the only remaining undefeated team in the NFL!
Chiefs rule!
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The photo is from Mikayla Schlosser at the official Chiefs site. Thank you.
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