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Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs during last season (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs during last season (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Patrick Mahomes really turned up for the Kansas City Chiefs against the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday. He mostly does against AFC West opponents anyway, doesn’t he? Mahomes and Kelce scripted a dramatic 30-29 Chiefs win over the Raiders.
The QB threw 4 Touchdown passes and TE Travis Kelce put up a show with an identical number of TD receives as the Chiefs came back in the second half to win the game.
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Patrick Mahomes loves AFC West
Patrick Mahomes has always loved playing against opponents from AFC West. He has gone 23-3 against teams from that division. He also has a 13-0 record against teams from AFC West on the road. Talk about dominance.
.@PatrickMahomes is now 23-3 against the AFC West with 56 TDs and a 103.0 passer rating.
Dominance. pic.twitter.com/Qy4BTjNFGd
— NFL (@NFL) October 11, 2022
The Raiders looked in control during the first half and went in with a 20-10 lead at halftime. But when you have Patrick Mahomes in your lineup, you can never be counted out. The TE Travis Kelce aided the Grim Reaper with a superb performance. Together they turned the game on its head for the Chiefs. In the end, the game was decided by a single point.
I think we can all agree Mahomes is our father. I will do whatever he says whenever he wants. I hope my fellow Raiders and chargers fans can agree!
— Zach (@zach_feitshans) October 11, 2022
This fan threw in some stats
While the NFL developed and adopted the passer rating metric in 1973, no other QB has a better career passer rating than Patrick Mahomes. His 105.8 passer rating leads all QBs with at least 10 career starts. Notably, the AFC West's 4 active starting QBs have top-25 career marks.
— Ruslan Greenan (@RG_137) October 11, 2022
Fans question refereeing
The game was a close affair and every little incident was scrutinized by eagle-eyed fans. Fans from both sides questioned the officiation. The biggest incident was the apparent holding of Raiders Wide Receiver Davante Adams by Chiefs defender Hunter Renfrow. Davante also seemed upset over an out-of-bounds call against him a play earlier.
A fan said the Chiefs got lucky.
Kansas City Chiefs got away with holding on the last play and got lucky vs Las Vegas Raiders
Also I'm disappointed that the referees did not call holding on the Kansas City Chiefs defender that held Javante Adams in the 4th Quarter of their NFL football game vs raiders.— timi Fatoki (@FatokiTimi) October 11, 2022
Another fan went a little further.
Referees are giving the Chiefs this game on a diamond platter.
Unbelievable.
— Quinn Douglas (@Quinn_Douglas_) October 11, 2022
This Chiefs fan directed the finger-pointing after the game.
As a die hard chiefs fan I’ll admit there was bad calls on both sides of the field but instead of pointing fingers at who got more bad calls we need to be pointing fingers at the referee crew on why there was SO MANY botched calls in one game!!!
— OneManRushh (@OneManRushh) October 11, 2022
Some fans empathized with the referee.
The chiefs fans have this referee close to tears.
— Leighton (@LeightonPiper) October 11, 2022
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Davante Adams pushed a cameraperson after the game, for which he apologized later.
“Sorry to the guy I pushed over after the game. Obviously very frustrated at the way the game ended and when he ran in front of me as I exited that was my reaction and I felt horrible immediately. That’s not me..MY APOLOGIES man hope you see this,” the Raiders receiver tweeted after the game.
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The Week 5 win puts the Chiefs at 4-1 ahead of a clash against the Buffalo Bills. The Raiders’ start of the season has been woeful with 1 win in 5. They will meet the Houston Texans in game week 6.
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