KANSAS CITY, Mo. — B.J. Hill stands 6-foot-3, weighs 311 pounds and had just spent three hours trying to haul down Patrick Mahomes. Now the Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle had taken on a new job, the world’s most intimidating, and perhaps protective, press agent. Inside a devastated Cincinnati Bengals locker room, Hill stood directly on the left shoulder of teammate Joseph Ossai and warned the media that had gathered in front of them. “Any dumb questions and I am shutting this… Source link
Read More »Patrick Mahomes leaves game with ankle injury as Chiefs try to get past Jaguars
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs yet again have home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs. They start their quest to win a second Super Bowl together against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the divisional round. Will the Chiefs move one step closer even after Mahomes injured his ankle in the first quarter and left the game? Or will Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars pull a major upset? Follow all the action from Arrowhead Stadium live with Yahoo Sports. Source link
Read More »Patrick Mahomes goes full Mahomes with another ridiculous no-look TD, this time to RB Jerick McKinnon
Patrick Mahomes can’t stop throwing wild passes. (Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports) Every week, Patrick Mahomes does the unthinkable. This time, Mahomes almost effortlessly underhand tossed a no-look pass to running back Jerick McKinnon on a third-and-2 play early in the second quarter. Mahomes scrambled out of the pocket and ran close to the first down market before he flipped the ball over a defender to McKinnon, who took the ball 56 yards to the end zone to put the Kansas City Chiefs up 14-0… Source link
Read More »Broncos drafted a great CB in Patrick Surtain, and it sunk the franchise
Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II is a marvelous player. Before the end of his second season he’s already one of the best young defensive players in football. Pro Football Focus’ grades have Surtain ranked as the ninth-best cornerback in the NFL, and that seems low. He has shut down some of the game’s best receivers. He’s a star. Surtain is also a fantastic cornerback on one of the worst teams in football, which has little hope for a quick turnaround. The Broncos are proving that you… Source link
Read More »Patrick Mahomes leads Chiefs against Rams
Head coach Sean McVay and the Rams face a tough task in NFL Week 12 at the Chiefs. (Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports) We almost got this matchup as the Super Bowl last season. Now Patrick Mahomes leads the Kansas City Chiefs against the reigning champion Los Angeles Rams at Arrowhead Stadium. Follow all the action in this marquee clash on Yahoo Sports. Source link
Read More »Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is having another magical season
Yahoo Sports’ Matt Harmon, Andy Behrens and Charles McDonald explain why the Kansas City QB is the best player in the NFL this season. Video Transcript [AUDIO LOGO] MATT HARMON: We’ll move on, though, to Jaguars at Chiefs. Charles, what have we got in this game? CHARLES MCDONALD: Woof. I think we’re getting a masterclass from the most underrated player in the NFL, Patrick Mahomes. MATT HARMON: That’s right, man. Yeah. [LAUGHTER] CHARLES MCDONALD: The dumbest take that I’ve had on Twitter, but it… Source link
Read More »Patrick Mahomes proves yet again he’s from another planet
5 Things I care about Patrick Mahomes is an alien Football is an incredible sport. I love fantasy football, stats and all of that but they so often don’t encapsulate the greatness of what these players do on the field. There isn’t a number out there that will do justice to some of the wild feats Patrick Mahomes put on the field Sunday night. From escaping pass rushers to insane arm angles to touchdown passes no human being has any business attempting — much less completing — Mahomes did… Source link
Read More »Watch Patrick Mahomes make playing QB in the NFL look way too easy
Patrick Mahomes has a gift. It’s hard to make fellow NFL players look foolish. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback does it routinely. In an anticipated matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tom Brady on Sunday night, Mahomes had two ridiculous plays in the first half. The first came when Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis should have had an easy sack, but Mahomes ducked underneath him, stayed alive just long enough while continuing to keep his eyes up, and delivered a pass to JuJu… Source link
Read More »Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert duel it out for AFC West supremacy
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) and Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) chat after an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Peter Joneleit) Can the NFL’s best game of the year occur in Week 2? The Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Los Angeles Chargers as “Thursday Night Football” makes its debut on Amazon. The matchup promises a ton of offensive firepower as Patrick Mahomes and Justin Herbert via for the title of best… Source link
Read More »Kevin Durant and Patrick Beverley trade Twitter barbs after Nets reconciliation
Kevin Durant is back with the Brooklyn Nets, and so are his Twitter fights. Soon after the Nets announced they and Durant agreed to stick together, Utah Jazz guard Patrick Beverley asserted that the months-long trade speculation around Durant likely affected the livelihood of many players in the league. Beverley insinuated that players, “Haven’t got a job because of this KD [expletive],” and that he didn’t like the Nets effectively dangling the allure of a Durant trade in front of seemingly… Source link
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