Tracking Patrick Mahomes, Week 5: Jaguars vs Chiefs
By Britt Zank
THE FUTURE
The Chiefs are 5-0 and have a two-game lead on the division, three if you consider they hold the tiebreaker over the Los Angeles Chargers. Yes, the game today was bad for Mahomes in the fact he threw his first two INTs of the season and had zero touchdowns. But he still ran for one and put the team in position for Kareem Hunt to get his two touchdown runs.
He wasn’t 100% on his accuracy today and he underthrew Hill on what would have been a glorious bomb touchdown to shove in the face of Jalen Ramsey. Yet how awesome is the fact we can say a quarterback “underthrew” a 65-yard pass? The fact that ball is one he can throw at any time is what makes him must-see TV. He had his worst game of the season by far and never looked lost, never looked flustered and led an offense to score 23 points against the number one scoring offense in football.
My favorite stats are the on pace for and those took some hits this week. He’s now on pace to only throw 45 touchdowns and throw 6 interceptions. Yes, that’s a joke to say “only” in terms of 45 touchdowns, but it’s the lowest number he’s been at all season. He did up his yards total just a bit as he’s now on pace for 4,842 yards this season (up slightly from 4,800). Like every week this season, he was able to set another record this week as he became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for 300 yards four times in the first six starts of his career. As a reference point, Alex Smith has only thrown for over 300 yards only 12 times in his 13-plus-year career.
The Chiefs answered another question this week as they won a game against one of the league’s best defenses. They held serve at Arrowhead stadium, which appears to be coming back to the form it had in the 1990s. The Chiefs showed a lot of heart and even some nastiness in Sunday’s game that fans haven’t seen in many years. This game also proved that one man can change everything, and if you haven’t bought in yet because of history and fear that the Chiefs will find a way to Chief this up, then you are missing out.
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Just like the 2015 Kansas City Royals weren’t your dad’s Royals, this 2018 Chiefs team is different and they are special so be ready because Mahomes is going to take us on the ride of our lives!