Nov. 21 (UPI) — Patrick Mahomes took the blame for a brutal drop by Marques Valdez-Scantling, saying he should have taken power off his fourth-quarter attempt to the wide receiver in the a Week 11 Kansas City Chiefs’ loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.”They triple-teamed Travis [Kelce], so I went to the guy who won downfield,” Mahomes told reporters after the 21-17 defeat Monday in Kansas City, Mo
“Marques won. He just didn’t come away with the ball. I could probably throw a little bit shorter. He was that open.”The miscue occurred with less than 2 minutes remaining, with the Chiefs trailing by four points, in Monday’s matchup. Mahomes and the Chiefs faced a second and 10 from their own 49-yard line. Mahomes took the snap, stepped back in the pocket and launched a throw more than 50 yards downfield
“Marques won. He just didn’t come away with the ball. I could probably throw a little bit shorter. He was that open.”The miscue occurred with less than 2 minutes remaining, with the Chiefs trailing by four points, in Monday’s matchup. Mahomes and the Chiefs faced a second and 10 from their own 49-yard line. Mahomes took the snap, stepped back in the pocket and launched a throw more than 50 yards downfield
Valdez-Scantling, who ran by Eagles cornerback Bradley Roby on the play, extended his arms forward and got both hands on the ball inside the 5-yard line, but couldn’t haul it in.
