

Perhaps the Roethlisberger of old could have used his legs to keep plays alive and find streaking receivers, but there is a notable lack of zip on his throws at this point. Pat Mahomes Bio Fullname: Patrick Lavon Mahomes Born: in Bryan, TX Draft: 1988, Minnesota Twins, Round: 6, Overall Pick: 155 High School: Lindale. Roethlisberger struggled to hit anyone downfield, and Najee Harris had no running room against Kansas City's defensive front. While the Steelers' defense deserves plenty of credit for not only keeping them in the game but actually giving them a lead in the first half with a touchdown, their offense was completely overmatched. After all, the Steelers barely snuck into the playoffs thanks to the Indianapolis Colts' stunning loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars and were given the daunting challenge of facing the Chiefs in Kansas City as a reward. Pittsburgh's Offense Overmatched Until It's Too Lateįrankly, Sunday's game felt like a formality on paper. With an MVP and a Super Bowl MVP in his two years as a starter, and the stat lines to match, its clear that Patrick Mahomes is coming for the NFLs record books. The son of former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Pat Mahomes, he initially played college football and college baseball at Texas Tech University. that took the field Sunday looks ready to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. Patrick Lavon Mahomes II 2 (born September 17, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Perhaps the Tennessee Titans, Cincinnati Bengals or Buffalo Bills will stop the Chiefs from reaching a third straight Super Bowl this season, but the version of Mahomes and Co. That season, Mahomes threw for 5,097 yards, 50. Instead, it felt like the home team could have picked the score when it went even deeper in the playbook and had Kelce throw a touchdown pass to Pringle in the fourth quarter. Justin Herbert was thrust into action following an unfortunate needle mishap with incumbent start Tyrod Taylor prior to Week 2 2020. After the Chiefs traded Smith to the Washington Redskins the following season, Mahomes was named the starter. Written by Ryan Woodrow on behalf of GLHF. Throw in a deep ball to Hill for a touchdown, and the game was over in the blink of an eye when it looked for a moment as if Kansas City would be challenged. You must be at least Level 50 to participate, earning eight points will get you the emote, and 30 points are needed to get the skin. Suddenly the Chiefs could do no wrong as McKinnon darted through Pittsburgh's defense, Demarcus Robinson made plays downfield and even offensive lineman Nick Allegretti caught a touchdown on a trick play. NFL Research Kelce is the first player in NFL history to throw a TD, catch a TD and have 100+ rec yards in a single playoff | ripped off three touchdown passes in the last six minutes of the first half with the first one going to Jerick McKinnon on a shovel pass, the second one going to Byron Pringle with a perfectly placed ball in the corner of the end zone and the third going to Kelce after he broke free on an inexplicable busted coverage in the final seconds before intermission.
