{"id":11777,"date":"2024-10-21T19:23:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T19:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=11777"},"modified":"2024-10-21T19:23:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T19:23:07","slug":"patrick-mahomes-could-force-nfl-rule-change-after-he-exploited-major-loophole-to-make-49ers-defender-look-foolish-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=11777","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Mahomes Could Force NFL Rule Change After He Exploited Major Loophole To Make 49ers Defender Look Foolish On Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Mahomes is having the best start to a season since entering the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0as he has the Chiefs at 6-0 for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n<p>The star quarterback has beaten both the Chiefs\u2019 AFC Championship Game and\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/super-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Super Bowl<\/a>\u00a0opponents in his first six games of the current campaign, and it appears that the defending champions simply can\u2019t stop finding ways to win football games despite whatever gets thrown into the way.<\/p>\n<p>While he enjoyed another victorious outing on Sunday, beating the 49ers 28-19 to condemn the latter to a 3-4 record, he had folks questioning what they believe is an exploitation of an NFL rule.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udcc2 Mahomes things <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RBUfTKmOaa\">pic.twitter.com\/RBUfTKmOaa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1848132812492222587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With the Chiefs up by two points on a 2nd-and-7 on the Niners\u2019 37 and one minute left in the third quarter, Mahomes scrambled after dropping back and finding no one to pass to.<\/p>\n<p>He broke a tackle with a pump fake to his running back, pulling off a second fake to streak down the sideline, and made yet another pump fake before completing his 33-yard run.<\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<div class=\"mai-list-content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-subheading has-whitespace-nowrap has-primary-color has-text-color has-sm-font-size\">The second fake was the one that got fans mad. Mahomes appeared as if he was going to run out of bounds, causing linebacker Dee Winters to ease off because the league frowns on late QB hits.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-patrick-mahomes-takes-flak-for-abusing-nfl-rule\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patrick Mahomes Takes Flak For Abusing NFL Rule<\/h2>\n<p>Tackling Mahomes on his way out of bounds would have likely earned the Niners a flag, so Winters was prepared to let him cross the line on his own.<\/p>\n<p>However, the QB took advantage of this and cut back to gain significant yardage.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DBXQ2a1S4lb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in the video<\/a>\u00a0below:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThat play doesn\u2019t happen if the defense isn\u2019t afraid to hit him,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0a user pointed out.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAnd when he gets hit for not going out of bounds its roughing the passer\u2026\u201d<\/em>\u00a0a second user wrote.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFaking a run out of bounds as a QB should be an unsportsmanlike penalty,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>said another.\u00a0<em>\u201cThat is a rule put in place to protect the ball carrier from serious injury and Mahomes constantly abuses it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw_report_ad_container\">\n<p>This was reminiscent of\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/kenny-pickett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenny Pickett<\/a>\u2019s fake slide during the 2021 ACC Championship game that ultimately forced the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/ncaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA<\/a>\u00a0to change its rules. Some are now calling for the NFL to do the same.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"check-this-out\" class=\"mai-grid check-this-out entries entries-grid has-image-left-middle has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<div class=\"entries-wrap has-columns\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Patrick Mahomes is having the best start to a season since entering the\u00a0NFL\u00a0as he has the Chiefs at 6-0 for the first time in his career. 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