The Chiefs improved to 9-1 overall and stayed unbeaten at
home in five games at Arrowhead Stadium. Sunday’s 26-14 win pushed their
win streak to four.
The recap
Player of the game:
Tyreek Hill caught a pair of touchdown passes as part of a seven-catch,
117-yard receiving performance. He also rushed for 20 yards on his only
carry of the day.
Reason to hope:
The Chiefs did not fall victim to the letdown game with a big showdown
against the Los Angeles Rams looming next week in Mexico City. They
handled their business at home against a two-win team and built an early
lead with 20 first-half points.
Reason to mope: The
Chiefs played with starters sidelined on each side of the ball in wide
receiver Sammy Watkins and linebacker Anthony Hitchens. Their health
will remain a concern this week. The Chiefs saw quarterback Patrick
Mahomes get sacked five times and hit seven times. This doesn’t exactly
bode well with the Rams up next. L.A. also his some top-flight talent
along its defensive front.
Looking ahead:
The Chiefs must flip the page and get ready to take on the Rams on
Monday Night Football. The Rams, like the Chiefs, feature one of the
most high-powered offenses in the NFL and are a potential Super Bowl
team out of the NFC.
Report card
Rushing offense: B-.
The Cardinals were able to blow up several run plays and force negative
yardage (five tackles for a loss aside from sacks), but the Chiefs
still managed to rush for 118 yards. They averaged 5.1 yards per carry,
and they punched in a touchdown run when needed. Kareem Hunt ran for a
team-high 71 yards on 16 carries. Mahomes contributed by getting yards
on rollout passes or scrambles.
Passing offense: C.
After starting the game with a pair of big gains to Tyreek Hill, the
passing game produced a relatively limited number of big plays compared
to what it has done in other games this season. Mahomes threw for a pair
of touchdowns and completed 21 of 28 passes for 249 yards, but he also
got sacked five times (loss of 37 yards), and the Cardinals created
traffic around him in the pocket throughout the game.
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