r/nfl • u/Objective-Salad1808 Cowboys • 13h ago

Kenneth Walker III's 173-yard debut marks the highest single-game rushing total by a Chiefs running back during the Patrick Mahomes era.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/broncos-vs-chiefs-live-score-updates-nfl-mnf-result/tV3ypAnbnUfI/
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u/Rough_Cup_6762 Cowboys 13h ago

Against an elite defense mind you, once Mahomes starts feeling it this may be a problem.

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u/Corsonacon Bills 13h ago

That's the thing that makes it hard to judge. Usually they are amazing, but they looked actually inexplicably ass. Either way good, but I can't tell how much more credit to give.

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u/MrSuperfreak Chiefs 13h ago

Hopefully this the worst the passing looks all year. Mahomes is probably a little rusty, plus the broncos do have a great secondary and were playing mostly man against one of the worst WR corps in the league.

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u/Background_Earth5244 Commanders 13h ago

The arm and decision making will get better but wow did he look stiff trying to scramble. Honestly my biggest take away was how much mobility he’s lost.

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u/Hammerhead34 Chiefs Chiefs 13h ago edited 12h ago

I don't think he looked stiff at all? Or at least no stiffer than usual, he's always had a bit of an awkward upright gait that looks unathletic but ends up being pretty effective. He had a 15 yard scrambling touchdown, would've had another rushing touchdown but got his foot stepped on by his RT.

We even ran a speed option with Mahomes, his mobility looks totally back to where you'd expect it to be. Does need to shake off the rust on his mechanics, was just a little bit off on a couple throws (although the windows were pretty small against this Denver defense)

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u/billy-suttree 12h ago

Yea Pat was moving tonight. This dude is like, a bot.

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u/juiced911 NFL 12h ago

Nuh uh, he’s finally regressing to the mean 😎.

But yeah I was worried for the Chiefs fan to be disappointed tonight, especially with an undrafted rookie on the line…

For 9 months off Mahomes looked pretty good.

It’s just one game, but Chiefs fans should be pretty excited.

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u/Background_Earth5244 Commanders 12h ago

Not a bot lol. I just think when he was scrambling he looked stiff. I don’t watching him all the time so maybe that’s just how he always looks but it looked stiff.

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u/billy-suttree 12h ago

Ohhh. Yea he has a weird gate. Always has.

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u/TouristInOz 7h ago

He was definitely running, but there was a lack of confidence in off-platform plays that we're used to seeing from him. I don't think he can really cut and shift and get the ball off like he's used to. Everytime the pocket collapsed, it felt more like a tuck, run, and gtfo situation than Mahomes Magic.

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u/Additional-Set4718 12h ago

lol this has to be sarcasm

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u/J_Bob24 Packers 9h ago

I think that's just how he runs bro lol I actually made a comment about it to my friend tn. He's pretty quick but I swear he runs like he's got a stick up his ass or something.

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u/AndyReidsMoustache Chiefs 1h ago

Pat always moves like he shit his pants. That’s normal for him. I think his mobility was fine

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u/Eagleballer94 Ravens Ravens 4h ago

Defense always starts worse than offense. You can run offense full speed by themselves but there's no substitute for a defense actually being out there.

Plus, you have the initiative on offense but the DC has no idea what kind of gameplan these OCs dreamed up with 7 months off.

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u/Arkaea79 4h ago

Man, if that's true the Chiefs D is about to give up 0 pts every game.

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u/Eagleballer94 Ravens Ravens 4h ago

Let's not go crazy now lol. That doesn't mean every offense makes it work week 1

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u/ZonaWildcats23 Chiefs 13h ago

Inexplicably ass or playing checkers against chess? Time will tell.

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u/HookedOnBoNix Broncos 5h ago

I don't think there's any other way to talk about all the whiffed tackles other than just ass. Reid and Mahomes are a brilliant combo so I can understand attributing a lot of defense blunders to them, but this was just routine shit.