Patrick Mahomes' repertoire of side-arm throws, basketball-style push passes, underhanded flips and renowned improvisation humbled yet another highly regarded defence.
While Brees passed for 234 yards and three TDs, he completed fewer than half of his passes and was intercepted for just the fourth time this season."I'd say that was a combination of forcing some things down the field instead of just taking a completion underneath. There were some miscues." Mahomes' scoring passes went for 5 yards each to Tyreek Hill and Mecole Hardman, the latter coming as the Chiefs' agile QB backpedaled toward the left sideline to avoid pressure and released a throw to the back corner of the end zone, where Hardman was able to snag it in traffic while narrowly getting two feet inbounds."A 2.5 or 3 second route turns into a 5 or 6 second route. That's challenging.
Bell's score came one play after Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan was flagged for a personal foul and ejected for punching offensive lineman Andrew Wylie."It was a brawl, too." With two timeouts remaining, the Saints kicked deep, but could not prevent Mahomes and Co from running out the clock.Just 3000 tickets were sold for this marquee matchup between contenders, but those in attendance got a first hand look at Mahomes' mesmerising and unconventional flair for the dramatic.