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Getty Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.<\/p>\n
After the Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 Week 3 win over the Atlanta Falcons, quarterback Patrick Mahomes\u2018s message about his play as well as the team\u2019s play overall should frighten the rest of the NFL.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe haven\u2019t played good, really all three games. We\u2019ve been able to win. Me \u2014 I feel like I haven\u2019t played that well,\u201d Mahomes said during his postgame press conference on September 22. \u201cI\u2019ve got to get back to my fundamentals. That\u2019s stuff I go through sometimes, not usually early in the season like this. But luckily for me, I\u2019m not playing my best football and we\u2019re still getting wins. I\u2019ve got to get better to make the offense better.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite Mahomes not playing at an elite level, the offense not having starting running back Isiah Pacheco or veteran receiver Hollywood Brown, and the defense having its fair share of blunders, Kansas City is one of five teams remaining in the league that are undefeated. That\u2019s bad news for the 31 other NFL teams, as the two-time defending Super Bowl champions are expected to only get better from here, barring more injuries.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s yet another example of why the Chiefs are fresh off of back-to-back championship victories. Even when the going gets tough, they find a way to win.<\/p>\n
Chiefs Defeat Falcons on Sunday Night Football<\/p>\n
During the 22-17 win for Kansas City, Mahomes completed 26-of-39 pass attempts for 217 yards, two touchdowns, and threw one interception. His leading receiver was second-year wideout Rashee Rice, who caught 12 passes on 14 targets for 110 yards and one touchdown.<\/p>\n
Rookie running back Carson Steele, who led the backfield in place of Pacheco, carried the ball 17 times for 72 yards, averaging 4.2 yards per carry.<\/p>\n
On defense, second-year defensive back Chamarri Conner had a team-high 10 tackles, two passes defended, and one interception. Linebacker Nick Bolton had a team-high three tackles for loss and eight total tackles, one of which came on a 4th-and-1 play in which he tackled Falcons running back Bijan Robinson inside Kansas City\u2019s red zone.<\/p>\n
Now with a 3-0 record, next up on the Chiefs\u2019 schedule is an away game against the division-rival Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, September 29.<\/p>\n
X Users React to Chiefs Win Over Falcons<\/p>\n
Users on X \u2014 formerly Twitter \u2014 reacted to Kansas City\u2019s victory over Atlanta in Week 3.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a diehard chiefs fan for 5 years. This was a great win,\u201d one person wrote. \u201cI think we must rest Mahomes next week and sign Desmond Ridder to start vs the [Chargers].<\/p>\n
\u201cTeams just can\u2019t hold their water against the Chiefs and wait,\u201d one person wrote. \u201cHad Atlanta kicked the fg down 5 with 4 to go their in line to kick the game winner at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA solid win, considering we\u2019re not firing on all cylinders yet,\u201d another person wrote. \u201cDespite significant injuries and facing teams\u2019 best shots as Super Bowl champions, we\u2019re grinding out results. History shows the Chiefs only get stronger as the season progresses. I\u2019ll take that 3- 0 start!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHuge Chiefs fan here, but Atlanta lost that game more than Kansas City won it,\u201d another person wrote. \u201cPretty ugly 3-0, but I\u2019ll take it. Still KC (and specifically Mahomes) has to play better\u2026so it doesn\u2019t have to be decided in the final minute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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