Mahomes sets record, Chiefs hit Raiders for AFC's top seed

Mahomes sets record, Chiefs hit Raiders for AFCs top seed

LAS VEGAS (AP) ” The Kansas City Chiefs don™t exist convinced by inside simply wrapping up the AFC™s top seed. They want to have pleasure doing it.

Late inside the earliest fifty per cent of Saturday opposed to the Las Vegas Raiders, the Chiefs huddled accompanied by every one one other accompanied by spun inside a circle, broke not here into the shotgun accompanied by running spine Jerick McKinnon taking a unswerving snap. He faked a handoff to Kadarius Toney accompanied by every one one other accompanied by pitched to quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who at that hour dated threw to Toney for a 9-yard touchdown.

But, it didn™t count. A holding punishment brought spine the play. The Chiefs at that hour dated scored anyway to lay clasp of filled jurisdiction of what became a 31-13 victory.

The play is called the Snow Globe or Arctic Circle, depending on who is asked. But, flat if it didn™t count, it underscored the Chiefs™ creativity accompanied by every one one other accompanied by readiness to have fun, flat while playing for playoff positioning accompanied by every one one other accompanied by a week off.

We talked concerning it on the side, ˜Let™s see if we tin obtain some uncertainty going accompanied by every one one other accompanied by hurl something back.™ Mahomes said. It worked. We fair had the holding penalty. We got some good things going for the playoffs, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by whatever we sprint has to work.

That, Chiefs bus Andy Reid said, was the foot line.

You do (want to build it fun), nevertheless you want to score, too, Reid said. It™s not pleasure when you™re not doing that.

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Almost lost was the NFL record for total yards inside a hour dated that Mahomes set. He passed for 202 yards accompanied by every one one other accompanied by rushed for 29 opposed to the Raiders, giving him 5,608 total yards this season. That surpassed the record of 5,562 yards place by Drew Brees inside 2011 accompanied by the New Orleans Saints.

Pat was on fire, Reid said. He™s throwing these (statistics) not here there exist fond of they™re nothing.

More than setting the mark, Mahomes helped build sure the top seed for the Chiefs (14-3) accompanied by every one one other accompanied by a bye inside the earliest circular of the playoffs, which begin following weekend. Kansas City, however, is not assured of home-field advantage all over the postseason.

Because Monday night™s Buffalo-Cincinnati game was canceled, the Chiefs could wind up playing the Bills or Bengals inside the AFC championship on a neutral field. The Buffalo-Cincinnati game at earliest was postponed following Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest. Hamlin remains inside critical condition, nevertheless is improving.

This was the earliest NFL game played since Hamlin was hospitalized. Both teams wore black shirts inside warmups that read LOVE FOR DAMAR accompanied by his No. 3 inside the middle. Mahomes excessively wore a hoodie that had a sketch of the player accompanied by HAMLIN STRONG beneath it.

Instead of a little while of silence earlier to the game, the Allegiant Stadium public-address announcer asked fans to cheer on Hamlin™s recovery.

It was certainly weird, Mahomes said of returning to the field. It™s a game that you love, you amuse oneself your entire life. It™s brought so numerous great things to you. But, obviously, accompanied by the circumstances that happened Monday darkness accompanied by Damar, you still have that inside the spine of your mind. You want to exist there for him, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by there is so a a large amount of stuff bigger than football.

The Chiefs matched their franchise record for regular-season victories, place inside 2020, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by they place a team mark accompanied by their 17th consecutive game of at least 300 yards of offense.

The Raiders (6-11) ended their earliest hour dated under bus Josh McDaniels accompanied by trio consecutive losses accompanied by every one one other accompanied by quartet defeats inside five games. They made the playoffs a year ago, nevertheless now face solemn questions at quarterback, insulting dash accompanied by every one one other accompanied by all over the defense.

Jarrett Stidham started his following game inside a row inside place of the sidelined Derek Carr, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by this show didn™t go almost while well while the earliest one. Stidham completed 22 of 36 passes for 219 yards accompanied by a touchdown accompanied by every one one other accompanied by interception. He was sacked sextet times.

A week ago, he threw for 365 yards accompanied by every one one other accompanied by trio touchdowns inside a 37-34 overtime mislaying to the San Francisco 49ers.

Stidham said he hasn™t idea a a large amount of concerning trying to retain the starting position of position of employment following hour dated accompanied by the Raiders.

Do I exist inside be in touch exist fond of I™m that caliber player inside this league? he said. Absolutely. I fair tried to exist prepared for my chance these last place of set of two weeks accompanied by every one one other accompanied by try to lay clasp of filled advantage of it.

Raiders running spine Josh Jacobs, who was dealing accompanied by hip accompanied by every one one other accompanied by oblique injuries while well while a reported family emergency, was a game-day decision nevertheless played. He rushed for 45 yards accompanied by every one one other accompanied by could maybe go nearer earliest inside the NFL rushing title accompanied by 1,653 yards.

But Jacobs fell short of the franchise rushing record of 1,759 yards place by Marcus Allen inside 1985. This was potentially Jacobs™ final game while a subscriber of the Raiders since his fifth-year option was not picked up. His show this hour dated has specified Las Vegas officials prosperity to consider.

NOTES

Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton made 16 tackles, giving him 180 for the hour dated accompanied by every one one other accompanied by breaking the team record of 179 place by Derrick Johnson inside 2011. ¦ Kansas City running spine Jerick McKinnon has caught a touchdown go inside sextet consecutive games. He has nine TDs total over that span. ¦ Chiefs rookie defending extremity George Karlaftis has 5½ sacks inside septet games. ¦ Kansas City firm extremity Travis Kelce caught sextet passes for 38 yards, giving him 110 receptions this season, fair one off the Chiefs™ mark place by Tyreek Hill last season.

INJURIES

Chiefs: DE Frank Clark (groin) went not here inside the following quarter.

Raiders: CB Nate Hobbs (hand) accompanied by every one one other accompanied by LB Harvey Langi (concussion) went not here accompanied by every one one other accompanied by didn™t return.

UP NEXT

Chiefs: Regular hour dated is over. Kansas City waits to see its opening playoff opponent.

Raiders: Las Vegas has some greatest decisions to build accompanied by its roster now that its hour dated is over.

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