Patrick Mahomes subtly hit out at his haters as he mentioned his non-athletic construct allowed him to attain the game-winning landing in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers on October 20, because the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs improved to 6-0 for the season.
The quarterback had a tricky day on the Levi’s Stadium and relied on the protection to provide him the platform he wanted to within the Week 7 conflict to information his group to a 28-18 victory in a rematch of Tremendous Bowl LVIII.
And while he was a bit off colour, he nonetheless got here in clutch for his group. Significantly when he rushed for his or her third landing of the sport from one yard with 14:13 minutes left within the fourth quarter by bulldozing via a defender.
“I wasn’t even actually attempting to run him over,” Mahomes mentioned to Fox Sports activities of his landing. “I used to be simply attempting to get ultimately zone.
“I am a little bit heavy. I acquired some weight to me and ended up getting in there.”
Round 11 minutes after Mahomes‘ landing, which had improved the rating to 21-12, Mecole Hardman ensured there was no means again for the 49ers when he rushed for 18 yards and introduced the scores as much as 28-12.
Then the Californian group’s quarterback, Brock Purdy, managed to scramble for a one yard landing like Mahomes did to supply a glimmer of hope with a minute on the clock, however it wasn’t sufficient ultimately.
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So with the sixth win of the season within the bag for the Chiefs, it was one other contest the place they did not look significantly menacing however simply relentlessly stored chipping away on the 49ers’ protection to finally break them down.
Mahomes solely threw for 154 yards and no touchdowns, with 16 completions from 27 makes an attempt, while he allowed two interceptions so he’ll look to get again on monitor on October 27 head to the Allegiant Stadium for a positive match-up with the Las Vegas Raiders.
The Raiders are presently minimize adrift in final within the AFC West with a .333 file and simply misplaced Davante Adams to the New York Jets, while the Chiefs lead the division. The sport is because of kick off at 15:25 ET/12:25 PT in Nevada.
