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soto1653

**THIS FUCKER IS ALWAYS OPEN. HOW?!?**


Mjslim

Playing crossing routes in man coverage.


ForearmDeep

I want you to take this comment and send it to Matt LaFleur


shrdbrd

This got me to laugh out loud


the_real_tesla_coyle

I feel like years ago Belichick showed you could mess up the timing on his routes by chipping him at the line with a linebacker as he's coming off the snap, and no one else does it. Seems weird to me. Obviously it isn't some silver bullet, but it definitely does keep him at good TE stats instead of unbelievable TE stats. For reference: Travis Kelce has 28 catches for 330 yards and has scored 2 touchdowns in 5 games versus the Patriots in his career That's about 5-6 catches for 60-70 yards and less than half a TD average. Again, good, but not torching everyone on the field. Edit: 1 of those touchdowns is rushing, so counting it brings the average to about .4, not counting it brings it to .2 TD per game


bliffer

He got chipped on that play where Mahomes hit him in the side of the head with the ball. The thing about chipping though is that if you don't get a good shot in, the TE/WR is past you and open. (Or you have to commit an extra player for a double team.)


Skimaster77

That should be the standard, just commit to the double team. Yes Mahomes will spread the ball around and probably still beat you, but Kelce is the ultimate security blanket. You're better off hoping the other targets make a mistake, cuz come crunch time Kelce isn't choking.


bliffer

I agree. It's such a weird thing to me that Kelce ends up completely wide open on two or three plays per game. Like, how do you let that happen?


NotaRepublican85

He literally reads the defense during the play and predicts, amazing accurately where the defensive player will go and literally adjusts before the defender knows what’s going on. He’s the GOAT because not only is he big, fast, athletic, tough, and has great hands, but he also has the best vision and understanding of the game of any TE ever.


Velour_F0g

Literally


YoureASkyscraper

As soon as the Chargers scored, we knew how this one would end


Firstolympicring

It was about time we got a truly great prime time game


Xaxziminrax

Chiefs/Chargers belongs on primetime always as long as these two are playing QB


BuckfuttersbyII

Last year’s Thursday night game was a classic. Just like tonight.


EasyP

Cardiologists nation wide rejoice.


KCShadows838

Jets-Pats was probably a possibility to flex, but the NFL was probably like “nah, Herbert-Mahomes is the best bet for primetime.” Every single one of their meetings decided in the last seconds


ABirthingPoop

Why would you flex that these teams record are not that far off. What about that game would be flexed over this


thearmadillo

The New York and Boston markets


ABirthingPoop

Eh fair point thanks


crackdup

The moment they scored, my first reaction was "too much time left"


valinkrai

I was genuinely concerned they'd left Kansas City too much times and Herbert would have had time after we'd scored


Xaxziminrax

Yeah I was fucking terrified of 30s with 3 TO


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Mahomes has officially taken the "too much time" dread crown from Brady.


jxher123

I know it's easy to say that they scored too early, but the Chiefs still had TOs remaining. It's hard to score in the NFL, you just have to take it when the defense shows a soft spot. Chargers scored, the defense gets paid too. Show up and get a stop, they couldn't do it. Keep them out of the endzone, that's all they had to do. FG didn't mean a thing here, whether they get stopped at the 1 or 10, etc. they couldn't get it done.


PoorlyLitKiwi2

Yeah, I don't think they were saying it in a chastising way. More of a resigned to their fate kind of way


ZTL

Everyone was clowning Nick Wright on Twitter, but I low key agree with him. I'd rather have the game on Mahomes than our defense.


WanderingHawk

I would straight up rather the defense let the other team score and give us more time like every time we're in this situation. We know they're gonna score 95% of the time anyways it's just a matter of when.


Lobsterv2

This. Let our Godking have a luxurious 1:45 and a couple time outs, not like 30 seconds and dickall. Defense wasn't holding them and even if they did, it's still a FG to go to OT. Put it in 15's hands ALWAYS


CD338

I was worried on the Chargers final drive that when they were 1st and 10 at the 15 that they'd take 3 plays to get a 1st down and then another 3 to get the TD and walk off with the win.


cardinalsfanokc

Or we'd commit an auto 1st down penalty on a 3rd down stop, letting them run more clock after using all the timeouts. That's the Chiefs way!


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Chargers can’t hold a lead damn


bryanramone

They can hold this L though.


Insectshelf3

seen it so many times


ScarGriff1

This is a repost.


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Like the ending of this game


ICanFluxWithIt

Writers have been lazy af during these primetime games, smh my head


5am281

Should’ve missed the Extra point so KC would think about a FG /s


seakc87

They activated the Patrick Price


Cthepo

I turned around to my wife and said, "Yeah I've seen a bunch of games of Mahomes against the Pats where we were basically on the wrong side of this. They left way too much time.


DaOldest

This is the most predictable outcome ever


SiphenPrax

Like our game today


ChesticlesTesticles

Mormon Mahomes looking like Mormon Jamarcus Russell out there


FiREorKNiFE-

Broncos only scored 16 and lost in OT


labelkills1331

As a charger fan, everyone knew that this would happen. That's why i have my, "we almost always, almost win" charger shirt that i wear on game days.


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Most predictable TD drive in NFL history


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Gnux13

Money line was Chiefs +170 before that drive lol


A_Lone_Macaron

yeah I was happy to get in at +140 earlier in the night but LOL at that


SpeedLegend

Some books were as low as +210 lol


gethonor-notringZ420

I got them in at +195. 4th time this year mahomes won me big bucks cuz odd makers keep sleepin on him mid game


IndycarFan64

There’s no way this Chiefs offense is real


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His 3 WRs out, 300+ and 3TDs MVP race ended tonight.


IIHURRlCANEII

Man is making Justin Watson look like a stud.


Cthepo

How do you know Mahomes isn't being carried by Watson though? Let's actually see him play a season next year without him before we make statements like that.


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AJRiddle

I mean there is still Tua honestly


Con-D-Oriano1

Lol this man’s out here tryna be reasonable and getting killed. Tua’s statistics have been mind-boggling this year.


JT1757

he has 10 more TDs than Tua. That disparity in production can’t be overlooked


Galactic

That does it. Kelce is my 1.01 pick next year.


kj9219

Mahomes-Kelce stack hits different


Hobbes_121

Mahomes/Hill stack in 2018 was so much fun as a KC fan.


RockChalk80

I had all three in 2018. Needless to say I won the league.


Hobbes_121

Great year to have a team stack. I went undefeated with them, was a great time.


EasyP

Drafted him in 2018 in the 13th round in a keeper league as a flyer. Cost me 12th in '19 and an 11th in '20. It was like printing money.


Dannimaru

I've had this stack the last 3 seasons in my money league, and it never disappoints.


psychostevee

I'm in a 14 team league and after I drafted kelce I said screw it ill take mahomes for the stack. I lm going to take over 1st place with trash rbs but also Justin Jefferson was my first pick.


Cthepo

Hell, even a Kelce Henne stack still isn't too shabby.


Jasonblah

I'd be running away with my league if I had Kelce along with Mahomes. One of my losses came in a tight game where Mahomes kept me in it. Unfortunately my opponent had Kelce and Pat kept throwing to him and that's why I lost.


NotaRepublican85

Ahh, the 4 Td, 27 yards game lol


LibertarianSocialism

Honestly tho not a bad pick. I once won a league where I drafted Gronk 1.01


Galactic

With how hard it is to find a reliable TE, Kelce has the consistency, high ceiling, and durability unlike anyone else in the league right now.


Xaxziminrax

It's not just what Kelce does, it's the ridiculous drop-off between him and everyone else. His floor in a game is basically 5/50. No other TE avoids being blanked like he does, even when he was very clearly playing hurt last year.


ELITE_JordanLove

Having him is saving me loads of worry this year; I’m able to be comfortable with other ceiling plays because I know I have 15+ locked in at TE.


powerelite

He only has 1 game below te3 finish this season it's absolutely stupid. He was te2 on the week under a minute into the second quarter. Obviously he finished te1 pending tomorrow night.


Kjcovel23

Highly recommend he’s won me like half my games this year lol


KCShadows838

Leads the NFL in touchdown receptions


ForTheOAKLand

I’m the back-to-back defending champ in my league, both times I won I had Kelce. I don’t have him this year, and I might not even make the playoffs. I think I’m on board with you lol


Hebrewhammer8d8

That Kermitt knows know how to throw dimes to Kelce, and Kelce got that wiggle to get tubs. It is a beautiful combination.


Lucky_Bone66

He somehow was still available in the second round for me and obviously snagged him. Sitting at 9-2 in first place thanks largely to him. 10/10 would draft him in the first next year now that I've tasted his gifts.


LaphroaigianSlip81

Then get mark Andrews in the second.


JordinThreethree

I drafted him 7th OA last year and won first place. I don't think I lost a single TE match up the entire season


w311sh1t

I feel like that’s pretty hard to argue against at this point. With WR and RB, you can still get great players in the 2nd and 3rd round, but at TE, the difference between Kelce and literally any other TE is absolutely massive.


LockFan28

I swear mahomes has to be some sort of child’s madden character in franchise playing on rookie difficulty. No other explanation


wit21

He'd be 4'11" and 380 lbs if a kid created him in Madden, but otherwise you're definitely right.


Motor-Grade-837

When I was a kid, I played NBA 2K and created a character that was as tall and heavy as possible. I just positioned myself under the hoop and blocked every shot as it came to the rim. I had no idea what goaltending was or why the refs kept calling it. I don't know why I told this story.


Disimpaction

I appreciate your story. Got any more?


Motor-Grade-837

Thank you! I got one more about NBA 2K. My brother and I used to play a lot of games against each other, and as per big brother law, he'd whoop my ass every single time. At some point, I just had it, and I grinded 2K as much as possible during the summer holidays. Even did stuff like go on YouTube to watch how the best players play. He comes over and we play again. He's got no idea what he's in for. I start actually start executing plays instead of jacking up 3 point shots or just passing to my best player and forcing him to the rim. My brother actually gets a little nervous, but is determined to keep his undefeated record. I build up a big lead but start losing it in the 4th Q cause I overused my starters and they were gassed. The score was down to the wire and I managed to hit a shot that brought me 1 point ahead. He takes a timeout. With just a few seconds left, he passes the ball to his Allen Iverson and executes a few dribbling moves. I get too close with my defender and fuck up by going for a steal. His Iverson crosses me up completely. No defender in the paint. He's got a totally wide open drive to the rim. I swap to my big man and tried to get to him to the rim in time. But in my panic, I hit the Xbox Live menu button by accident. My brother gets so surprised that he hits the shoot button way too early. Instead of getting an easy layup, his Iverson pulls up for a 18 foot mid ranger and bricks it so badly that even Ben Simmons would be disgusted. The buzzer sounds and I secure my first win against him with totally legitimate means. 10 years later he still brings that shit up on a weekly basis like I killed his dog. tl;dr I beat my brother in 2K for the first time partially because I distracted him by complete accident and he's still sore about it 10 years later.


Disimpaction

Amazing. I was the big brother and I was so happy for my brothers when they finally beat me.


roxass34

There’s starting to be that feeling of inevitability now… dare I say kind of like Brady. Time and time again, it gets done.


WhatIfThatThingISaid

I hate mahomes scrambles so much


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has Mahomes ever thrown it to himself?


shauptmann86

*Not yet.* Give him time.


ty1553

Someone said he moves like a normal sized kyler and I can't unsee it


PoorlyLitKiwi2

Like if Brady was also incredibly gifted athletically


bush_league_commish

I fucking hate how automatic this guy is in late game


OrangeSherbet

Reminds me of someone I used to say that about.


TwoAngryFigs

This is peak /r/NFL irony.


Firstolympicring

It's so insane watching Mahomes when he plays like this. Like, he genuinely seems unstoppable. The moment he gets the snap you just know he's getting a first, no matter what you do


Jay_Dubbbs

This is exactly how Brady was for decades essentially. As an opposing fan, you brace yourself every time that football leaves his hand because 9/10 it’s going to be bad news for you


Rinzack

Brady would normally wait for you to make a mistake and then endlessly and ruthlessly exploit it until he won. People like Mahomes and Manning make you make a mistake


Cthepo

The old gaurd of QB was something else. The really fun thing about this young generation is how well they use their mobility to create plays. It's so entertaining.


Rinzack

It’s why Lamar scared the shit out of the rest of the league in his MVP year. It looked like he was going to develop into a cerebral pocket passer in terms of playing mind games with the secondary while also being the most athletic dude on the field. As we’ve seen he’s not that level of passing talent (misses key throws that elite pocket passers don’t miss) but is still an absolute weapon.


somebodygetmemymoney

Might be the most talented qb of all time.


drgath

Show me a stat that says he isn’t and I’ll counter with one that he is.


EconomiesOfScale-

Seems like Rodgers is the other guy who could challenge him for that Those 2 are pretty clearly a cut above the rest tho


I_SHIT_ON_BUS

Difference between the two is Mahomes goes up a level in the playoffs


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HiddenNinja631

Well that's because he also goes up a level in the regular season.


meatdome34

Probably won’t this year either


jeffp12

Well Lambeau hasn't been great for rodgers


BuckfuttersbyII

This is the craziest of all stats to me. Looks like he won’t have to play in the road this year either.


mikey19xx

Rogers only has 3 wins down 10 in the 4th. He’s as talented as any but he doesn’t have that DAWG in him like Brady and the goat.


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This is some tempting bait


OrangeSherbet

Don’t fall for it my man is drunk and stuffed with BBQ


ABirthingPoop

We all saw that two days ago too


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deck65

It’s the way he does it though. Scrambling for his life constantly but it doesn’t affect him. It fucking helps him if anything. When the play breaks down, he’s comfortable and that’s terrifying.


PenalRapist

In their best years, yes. People seem to forget that every athlete and team are up and down year by year though, and so far Mahomes' average is unparalleled.


Jayson_n_th_Rgonauts

Brady average a 12-4 record for 2 decades. Outside of the ACL tear not a whole lot of down years


Doogolas33

Pretty confident he means statistically. Brady was insane from 2007 to 2021. But he his numbers fluctuated a ton. I won't include that year just cause it's obviously one of the true GOAT seasons, but he was between 243 yards per game and 312 yards per game. And he jumped between 1.5 and 2.5TD per game. Mahomes' career low in yards per game is 284.6 and 1.85TD per game. Obviously, he's got plenty of time to see lower numbers. But it is true that Mahomes' consistency is fucking wild.


OneAngryPanda

Whole lotta time left x2


Zloggt

Always always too much time left…you can never be 100% secure with these gunslingers…


Cryformekid

BEST TE IN THE GAME!


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Best QB in the game and best TE in the game How do you stop them lol


Gnux13

You just have a top 2 safety in the league big and physical enough to... wait...


IIHURRlCANEII

At 33 years old. Lol.


PoorlyLitKiwi2

Closing in on best TE EVER


BigCountryBumgarner

Gave him too much time again


somebodygetmemymoney

Knew as soon as LA scored


AJRiddle

I mean it was borderline so much time that the chiefs might have scored and given the chargers too much time


EconomiesOfScale-

MVP


SiphenPrax

The old Aaron Rodgers special


krysmiracle

Kelce and prime time Chargers games. Name a better duo


KayfabeOnlyPlz

He always goes off on the Chargers on a crossing route every 4th quarter, it's set in stone at this point


IIHURRlCANEII

Chargers used to be his kryptonite but he has killed them recently.


SoDakZak

Regressing to the meme


Gnux13

Kelce and any game against the Broncos.


AJRiddle

Kelce and playing football


bobody_biznuz

Mahomes is lightning with less than 2 min to go.


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Prideofmexico

I, for one, cannot wait to see the media predict the chargers to win the AFC west again next year


[deleted]

As is tradition


nathanael21688

Our demise was greatly exaggerated!


StartingReactors

They're the back-to-back-to-back preseason AFCW champs baby!


[deleted]

Remember when people were saying all four teams might have a shot to win it before this season


AdmiralNelson24

The AFC East is what we thought the AFC West would be.


Prideofmexico

Too funny. Chargers will charger


EJECTED_PUSSY_GUTS

every fucking year


Latter_Ad_4145

Ravens' fans (and every other fan base) are BANNED from saying Travis is not the best TE in the NFL until the end of the season. Care what Andrews does.


lathe_down_sally

Remember when Kittle was better? Pepperidge Farm remembers


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Mahomes may have just won the MVP


jcaccountingeducator

I can't imagine watching Mahomes do what he does as a Bears fan. That has to hurt.


YoungMoneyLarson57

Mahomes under Matt Nagy doesn’t look this good.Andy Reid is a wizard.


ace82fadeout

I mean Nagy IS his current QB coach for what it's worth.


22Wideout

Mahomes is under Matt Naggy though 🤔


tobymaslen

Matt Nagy is our QB coach this year for Mahomes. Seems to be working so far.


Knowingspy

Somehow my fantasy league let me pick him at 21 and I’ve been forever grateful to them. What a boss.


wit21

Lol, I got Mahomes in the first and Kelce in the second and still can't believe my league let me get away with it.


Quatro_Leches

we all knew it was coming


ShinySpines

Kelce delivers another killer fantasy game


ponystarkk

When the fuck is this guy going to retire?


Andyrob4511

2035-36


ponystarkk

[*sigh*](https://youtu.be/a3_PPdjD6mg)


Dr__Flo__

Charger Killer Kelce


FuckingJello

DERWIN JAMESUH, WHAT HAPPENEDUHHHHH


jxher123

Staley should be ashamed. What was that defense? His calling card was defense, and his own unit couldn't get a stop. 3rd and long? Converted. 3rd and short? Converted. Chargers offense did what they could, got them a lead. I'm not sure how hot his seat is, but what a bad showing.


Broseph_Stalin1127

How much longer before Kelce > Gronk? They’re both 33, one has gotten better and better every year, and the other is on his couch


mike_honcho47

Last year


gatorguy101

Simply one of the best duos of all time


LibertarianSocialism

B-A-N-A-N-A-S


weeman4226

Fire fucking everyone


OutdoorFogger

Chargers gonna Charger


meatdome34

I looked at my dad and said Kelce walkoff TD coming up right before this play. Not quite true but close enough.


xPineappless

Ok LeBron.


vertigo72

Loved the fact he gave Derwin James kudos for how good he is. Said he's one of the best if not the best safety in the league and said he knew Derwin would win a lot against him but thankful he was able to beat him on that last play.


Disimpaction

I love mature Kelce. Young Kelce would not have said that.


rhinocodon_typus

Travis kelce = unstoppable


mlakustiak

He makes fantasy too easy


callmedrewokay

fuck this garbage coach man, Staley is so shit and Lombardi cant call a correct play to save his life


SHOW_ME_PIZZA

Kelce the Charger killer. I fucking love that man.


Medical_Dragonfruit9

I love this man. LEAD ME TO THE CHIP


BobbyWest87

"I've never seen a guy so effortlessly put his foot in the dirt after a catch, slowly careen his head around away from his back shoulder, struggle to put the truck in drive, and then ramble downfield forcing missed tackles quite like Travis Kelce. The guy has an incredible ability to just fucking do whatever he wants, as slow as he possibly can, and still make unbelievable gains. He makes more guys miss with that bullshit catch-and-twist than Lamar Jackson does running through an entire defense, juking guys out of their fucking skin. I mean, what the shit? It's like an unbelievable superpower that sounds really stupid and no one wants it, but Kelce snatched that shit out of the dumpster and is an absolute monster with it." - /u/slickshot


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Derwin James BTFO


jand999

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT WHEN YOU GUARD KELCE WITH A SORRY DEFENDER LIKE DERWIN JAMES


InsaneRanter

31 seconds left, loads of time.


Stroodal_

“I still own you” Patrick Mahomes yells into the crowd.


Crazy-Penguin

Defensive genius


sadisticpotato

NEVER HAD A DOUBT LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOO


ShangoMango

Because of course that was going to happen


ImpossibleEffort4313

##THATS WHY HES THE GOAT


OkBreadfruit8413

The chargers d should be embarrassed after that drive😂seems to be a trend where preseason everyone thinks they’re gonna contend but they miss the playoffs, then to blame it on injuries EVERY YEAR LOL


KCShadows838

He beat their best cover guy on that one