Welcome Home Mahomes

It has been far too long, since the “Loudest Stadium in the World” was filled with roaring fans and the intoxicating smell of barbecue.

Not only was September 22 the home opener for the Chiefs, it was the first game for Chiefs starting QB and the NFL’s most interesting man Patrick Mahomes. He made his first appearance, walking out onto the field through clouds of smoke and lights, to the rowdy cheers from his fans and team mates. He would wait as his defense forced a quick 3 and out to begin the first half, then he and his arsenal would took field and proceed to tear the record books apart.

When comparing Mahomes’s stats from Sunday to his two previous games, it would appear that statistically speaking, Mahomes had his worst game. 

 Yesterday’s game saw Mahomes have a passer rating of 115.5. This time last year, Alex Smith led the league in passer rating with a rating of 104.7. 

 Against the Chargers, Mahomes QBR was 127.5 and against the Steelers it was 154.8.

Against the 49ers yesterday, he completed 24 of 38 passes for 314 yards with 3 touchdowns and no picks. He broke a record, previously held by Payton Manning, for most scoring passes in the first three games of the season, with 13 touchdown passes over Manning’s 12.

Mahomes is spreading the wealth among his receivers, adding wide-out Sammy Watkins and tight-end Demetrius Harris to the list of Chiefs to get a touchdown pass, hand wrapped from their QB, adding to the total of 9 Chiefs to catch a TD pass, with 11 receivers total who had a reception, including Travis Kelce. The Chiefs are only the second team in NFL history, to have 9 different players catch touchdown passes (the first being the 1997 Patriots). 

The Chiefs have now scored 118 points this season - the most in team history (closely followed by the 1966 AFL Championship team who scored 117) The Chiefs would hang 35 points on the 49ers by half time. The last time this feat was accomplished, was against the Oakland Raiders in 2013. 

The defense turned into a red brick wall the 49ers had trouble breaking down. Justin Houston logged two sacks and two forced fumbles against the 49ers on Sunday. A total of 4 sacks were recorded, with the other going to Dee Ford and Allen Bailey. This pressure was added when it counted the most. With the 49ers in the red zone, trying to make it a one score game in the fourth quarter, Allen Bailey rolled out the welcome mat for quarterback Jimmy G by sacking him for an 8 yard loss. One play later, Houston would decide that that looked like fun, and also took a run at Jimmy G for an 8 yard loss. Houston would also run Jimmy out of bounds, in what would unfortunately end in what is possibly an ACL tear for the QB.

All and all, eye popping offensive numbers, mixed with the red brick wall defense, and Jedi Master and QB Pat Mahomes, made for a stunning 38-27 win over the 49ers for their first home game of the season. 

Every week the stakes get higher! None so much as in Mile High Stadium next week for Monday Night Football against Von Miller and the Denver Broncos.