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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I think a lot of folks are REALLY underestimating how well this offense is playing right now. And by 'this offense' I mean Patrick Mahomes.
They punted 3 times against TN. Once was because of the Kelce drop on 3rd down and it was the first drive of the game. The 2nd was the first drive out of the half and it was because of a Hill drop on 3rd down. The last was in garbage time when they were just trying bleed the clock.
In the Texans game they punted 4 times. 2 were because of drops by Kelce and Robinson, a 3rd in garbage time up 20. ONE came because of a rough drive and Mahomes trying to force a pass in to Tyreek Hill.
In 2 games there has been ONE drive that simply didn't work. In that span they had streak of 7 consecutive TD drives - 8 consecutive scoring drives (that's still unreal to even type) and a streak of 5 touchdowns in 6 drives.
49er fans - you haven't seen this. I know you keep trying to say "well we've faced [X] this year and they're a lot like the Chiefs because [Y]..."
No they aren't. Whatever mad-lib set of answers you have for why you think your defense has faced a test that even BORDERS on what this offense is doing can just be tossed out the window. Right now the only thing that slows this offense down is some sort of self-inflicted wound. If they execute, they're almost certainly going to score and it's almost certainly going to be 7.
The Chiefs offense is a machine of focus, commitment, sheer will. It will come for you and you will do nothing. Because you can do nothing.
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It's all of this. And more, to be honest. Lots more.
Like Patrick Mahomes is the league's best passer on 3rd. Better on 3rd-and-long than he is at 3rd-and short.
That he's something like 10-1 vs. top-10 defenses this season. 27 TDs vs. 3 INTs against top-10 Ds.
120 passer rating against top-10 defenses.
That over the last 17 possessions, he's produced 13 TD drives. 14 scoring drives. That's over 75% scoring drives vs. possessions for those keeping score.
And so on. Those numbers right there, and trust me there are more ridiculous ones than those, are just ridiculous. I don't know if those numbers can be reproduced on Madden the video game.
Every time they show one of these stats somewhere, I have to check them several times just to make sure they aren't typos. And they never are.
There's a saying in football, if you've ever played you've probably heard this: if you're even, you're leavin'. If the Niners get the lead, but let Pat come back and tie it up or take the lead, it's over. He will flat leave you in the dust. And it will happen in a couple minutes, if not faster.
Your one hope is that your DC can keep Mahomes off-balance for the first 3 quarters of the game. Because if he and Andy figure out what he's doing, with a half to play, it's off to the races, and Jimmy might be a decent QB, but he won't be able to keep up.