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Originally Posted by louie aguiar

Here are Moore’s comments. It looks like they were trying to run a pick/screen play where Rice would get in the way of Moore’s guy and open up the fade. Moore sees the guy playing off the LOS and thinks it’s a back shoulder.

Here's Skyy Moore's perspective on the interception: “We got to a check at the line. They were in a pretty good look. He made a good play on the interception. The player that was over me, he was a little further back than we wanted him to, so he was able to play it over the top.” https://t.co/ccx7pcHMpG

— Nate Taylor (@ByNateTaylor) December 4, 2023

Based on that, it would suggest that there was a miscommunication but it was ultimately Mahomes that got the read wrong.

If there was a a designed pick in that pattern, it clearly wasn't going to work based on where Nixon was lined up. Moore saw it, PM didn't. At that point the only 'blame' you can put on Moore is perhaps not being a good enough DB. I still would've liked to have seen him pick that ball up a bit quicker and defend it, but if he turned his head looking down expecting a back shoulder throw, his line of sight likely isn't going to pick up a loft. That would also explain why it did seem to take him a heartbeat longer to realize it was going up and over.

Honestly, as you read/hear more, it all starts to make a lot of sense. And it does seem to fall on Mahomes for not reading the coverage correctly.

Which is to say, again, that PM hasn't been his usual self this year.