Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes spoke with reporters after Sunday’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. He detailed what went wrong on the fourth quarter goal line play with Travis Kelce.
“We got the defense that we wanted. We expect them (Philadelphia Eagles) to play that zero-zero (defense) with the hole player – with the safety,” said Mahomes, “I think I threw it just a tad too early, just trying to put it on his (Travis Kelce) body low before that hole player got there. I think if I can put it more on his body and not so far out in front of him, then he can catch it, take the hit, and get in the endzone.”
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Eagles defensive back Andrew Mukuba intercepted the pass intended for Kelce, leading to an eventual score for Philadelphia’s offense.
“Yeah, you want to put it low, but more on his (Travis Kelce) body. Whenever you’re in those tight quarters like that, you want to give it to him – especially a bigger guy – more on his body (so) he can catch and brace for that contact,” said Mahomes, “We knew the hole player would be looking for him. I mean, that’s one of our big targets down there in the red zone. He was breaking to kind of make a hit, and it was just unfortunate (that) the ball bounced up in the air and went right to him (Eagles S Andrew Mukuba).”
Mahomes finished the game, completing four passes to Kelce for 61 yards in defeat.
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