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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
No question - by the end it wasn't on him anymore. In the 4th quarter he wasn't razor sharp, but he was definitely good enough to win. Like, a B/B+ on the Mahomes grading scale in the 4th.
But through 3 quarters he was average to slightly below on even a regular ol' NFL quarterback scale. It was one of those games that Mayfield would have before he collapsed where he'd scramble around and do stuff that looked incredible and productive than it really was.
Shit happens. Ain't gonna beat on him for it. But if for even 1 quarter of football both Mahomes and his receivers had played at/near their true talent level, we win that game. And unfortunately the WRs turned the suck up to 11 right about the time Mahomes finally got his feet under him.
It was a perfect storm of bleh.
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Not even 1 quarter required. They lost by 1 point and had a Pick 6 on a bizarre tip ball play. They win the game if that single play just turns into a normal drop on the ground.