“The legendary Mahomes was poised to conclude the regular season with 4,546 passing yards, trailing just 78 yards behind Tua Tagovailoa, who led the NFL in this category this year.”

Mahomes has lost nearly 400 passing yards due to drops!According to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats, Mahomes would have an additional 363 passing yards to his name if it wasn’t for his receivers’ frequent inability to catch the ball. The Chiefs led all NFL teams with 44 drops, and several of Mahomes’ career-high 14 interceptions during the regular season were the result of a ball bouncing off a receiver’s hand

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The Kansas City Chiefs’ championship defense continues Sunday night in Buffalo, where Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce will face Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, and the rest of the Bills at Highmark Stadium. The winner will advance to the AFC Championship Game against either the Houston Texans or the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens — and for the Chiefs, this task will need to be done on the road, for the first time in Mahomes’ career.

According to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats, Mahomes would have an additional 363 passing yards to his name if it wasn’t for his receivers’ frequent inability to catch the ball. The Chiefs led all NFL teams with 44 drops, and several of Mahomes’ career-high 14 interceptions during the regular season were the result of a ball bouncing off a receiver’s hands.

Mahomes would have been much closer to the NFL’s passing yards lead had it not been for all the slippery fingers. Adding in those 363 yards lost due to drops, Mahomes would have finished the regular season with 4,546 passing yards — just 78 behind Tua Tagovailoa, who led the NFL in the category this year.

Rookie Rashee Rice has slowly emerged as Mahomes’ most reliable receiving option behind Kelce, but it remains to be seen whether Mahomes, Andy Reid, and offensive coordinator Matt Nagy have anothe trick up their sleeves against the Bills’ stingy defense