“Some games are a 7
touchdown highlight real, and others are just dirty tough football, and that’s what gets the win.” - Mitch Holthus after the Chiefs’ win on
Monday October 1, in Mile High Stadium against the Denver Broncos.
Dirty. Tough. Football.
This was a recurring theme throughout the night, as running
back, Kareem Hunt fought for every
yard he could muster - every last one of
them crucial to what turned out to be a come-from-behind victory for the
Chiefs.
4th and 1 from the Chiefs own 34 yard line. Their
3 previous plays only yielding 9 yards. Time to punt, right? Mahomes put the ball in the arms of Hunt and
behind a brick wall of an offensive line, Hunt bulldozed his way for two hard
tough yards, picking up the first down and sustaining a drive that would end in
a field goal in the loudest and most hostile environment yet this season.
In another play, Hunt took a play action reception and turned
it into a 27 yard gain - and just for good measure - he mowed down Bronco safety
Justin Simmons for another few yards, leaving Simmons in his dust and looking
to his fellow defenders, dumbfounded.
Hunt hit full throttle in the 2nd quarter. With
the help of good block, Hunt secured a handful of yards, then with a burst of
speed, plowed his way up the Bronco’s sideline for 45 yards, miraculously
staying in bounds.
Hunt ran straight into a pile of defenders, able to drag the
pile forward, gaining 4 or 5 yards. He slammed his body and the ball forward
for a 4 yard touchdown run that would put an exclamation mark on his
performance and prove to be the game winning score with 1:39 to go.
Hunt finished the night with 121 yards on 19 carries and 54
yards on 3 receptions and 2 rushing touchdowns. It was not explosive football
laced with shows of finesse that got the job done.
It was hard rugged football.
“It went from a rock
concert to a library in here.” – Mitch Holthus describing the atmosphere in
Denver after a brilliant play from Mahomes.
Rookie QB Patrick Mahomes, continued to amaze the fans as he
set aside his Jedi robes from the previous game, for something different – that
of the caped crusader, urging Mitch Holthus to refer to him as Batman the rest
of the night.
Mahomes threw several passes to tight end Travis Kelce,
passes that should have had the words “Pow” and “bam” explode in the sky where
the football had been. He accomplished these feats with defenders in his pocket
the entire time. He faced a 2nd and 30, and accomplished a 24 yard
completion to Demarcus Robinson
The most iconic moment of the game came at 3 minutes and 14
seconds in the game, down 3 points. It was 3rd and 5, from the
Chiefs 45. The pocket caved in and Mahomes was flushed out to his left, not his
right. Von Miller, breathing fire the whole time, attempted to wrap himself
around the quarterback’s ankles and did so, but just as he wrapped his arms
around Mahomes legs, Mahomes shifted the ball from his right hand to his left
and hurled it to an open Tyreek Hill for a 1st down.
The crowd watched with awe and amazement.
Mahomes finished 28-45 for 304 yards and 1 touchdown, but
there is no number that represents the intangibles, that he showed in a knock
down drag out fight in Denver on Monday night.
Final score of 27-23 Chiefs. The Chiefs won for several reasons, but most of all - they
have Patrick Mahomes.
Next week, the Chiefs host the Jaguars.
P.S.:
P.S.:
I offer my sincere congratulations to “Voice of the Chiefs”
Mitch Holthus on his 400th game last night.
I have said many times, that had I moved to a different
city, with a different NFL market, and a different voice of a different team, I
am certain that I would not have become the passionate and obsessed fan of
football I am today, but Mitch Holthus has made a world come to life for me
that I never thought possible.
So, thank you Mitch, for once a week, you help a blind man
to see, and I hope you continue to do so for 400 plus more games.
BQB, Hate to say I told you so, but........I told you when the Chiefs drafted Mahomes that he was special. There are QB's that are referred to as "game managers," and QB's that are "game changers." Mahomes fits into the latter description. However, I also told you that for Andy Reid and the Chiefs to realize Mahomes full potential, they would have to let him loose. They would need to become a "pass first" offense, and that's what they've done, even though they have the 2017 NFL leading rusher in Kareem Hunt. I do have to say; although Hunt had a brilliant game...the Chiefs won because Mahomes is taking the snaps. Without Hunt last night; the Chiefs would have still had an excellent chance to win. Without Mahomes....NO CHANCE. He is the straw that stirs the drink, as they say.
ReplyDeleteI think that it's just amazing that the two guys causing the most buzz in a league that DESPERATELY needs it, are both former Big 12 QB's: Mahomes, and Baker Mayfield. Baker got almost as much buzz, in a losing cause, as Mahomes did. Don't get me wrong; Mahomes played MUCH better than Baker did, but I smell an old Oklahoma-Texas Tech QB rivalry coming for the next several years, and again, the NFL DESPERATELY needs it. Frankly, I don't think there's been a QB rivalry, like this one could become, since Bradshaw and Stabler, back in the 70's. Sure, you have the most recent one, in Manning verses Brady, and those guys are great, don't get me wrong, but they're not exciting. They don't create the buzz these two kids do. I can hardly wait until Baker has a year under his belt, like Patrick does. Then you're gonna have two Big 12 guys take the NFL by storm.
Nicely done Cameron ... you continue to improve with each blog post ... glad you have some great content to work with!
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