We’re heading into NFL Week 8, and there’s only one undefeated team left in the league. That team is the Kansas City Chiefs. Is it possible the Taylor Swift effect is helping the team? That’s probably not the case, because they won a Super Bowl the season before she started dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. But, they are hot right now.
On Sunday, October 21, the Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers, 28-18. It was a statement win.
Kansas City Chiefs Had a ‘Good Team Performance’
“Overall, I just thought it was a good team performance. There were a lot of good things that happened,” head coach Andy Reid said per the Chiefs’ website. “Defensively, I thought we just played great football. [We had] three picks against a really good offense, and it led to 14 points.”
While the game wasn’t a super easy win, it was a definitive win.
“I think it’s just showing the versatility of our team. It’s not just about me, it’s not just about the stats and the light show and stuff like that. It’s about playing team football,” quarterback Patrick Mahomes said. “I believe that if we continue to work, we’ll get better offensively [in terms of] throwing the ball down the field. Until then, it’s nice to know that we have a great running game, we have a great defense and we’re able to execute whenever the time comes to win football games.”
Not everyone was too glowing about Mahomes’ performance.
“Once again, it wasn’t Mahomes’ best effort out on the field Sunday, but he managed to get the job done, which included moments where he worked some of his patented ‘Mahomes Magic’ with his legs,” noted Scott Thompson of Fox News.
He added, “Mahomes scored a rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter, which was his first score on the ground in his last 32 games, including the playoffs. His elusive abilities in and outside the pocket have developed into the stuff of legend at this point, but Mahomes found a seam from one yard out to put the Chiefs up 21-12 as the quarter began.”
Thompson also noted that, “As the Chiefs enjoy yet another win this season, the Niners are still searching for consistency as they drop to 3-4 on the year.”
The Chiefs Could Make a Run for the Super Bowl Again
Judy Battista of NFL.com stated, “The Chiefs, the only remaining undefeated team, have the luxury of piecing it together on offense — and by that, we mean waiting for Mahomes to make magic with his arm or legs, like a certain sideline scamper that was the play of the game against the 49ers — because their defense keeps them in every game. On Sunday, they intercepted Purdy three times, including one each from rookies Christian Roland-Wallace and Jaden Hicks, and held the 49ers to just 2-of-11 on third-down attempts.”
She added that the Chiefs’ season “ended with a Super Bowl championship last season, and as ugly as it looks, there is no reason to think the Chiefs can’t make a similar run this season.”
As for injuries, cornerback Jaylen Watson left the game after suffering an ankle injury.
Next up, the Chiefs will take on the Las Vegas Raiders in Vegas on Sunday, October 27.
"How did he do that?!"
Appropriate reaction after this Mahomes 33-yard run 😱
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