Breaking News: Mahomes Mortal, Defense MIA – this was a heartbreaking loss — 19-to-13 — for Kansas City Chiefs fans to watch. Not only must we come to terms with the fact that the Chiefs defense is all but non-existent and that our offensive line could not protect Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes even if they had the entire arsenal of the United States military. We must also accept the fact that our own Magic Mahomes is a mere mortal, capable of making mistakes and falling victim to defenses that don’t know the meaning of quit as well as getting hurt. The Indianapolis Colts were that defense yesterday.

I know this is not what you all want to hear tonight, but this is the same Colts team that got dominated by the… Raiders… last week pic.twitter.com/sMf32Him4p — The Reid Option (@ReidOptionKC) October 7, 2019

Sure the defense is better than they were last year, but they just aren’t good enough this year. Almost every game last year, and the four previous this year, they had no worries. Chances were that no matter how bad the defense performed last year, Mahomes and the offense would just jump in and pull their proverbial butts out of the ringer.

So. Many. Opportunities left on the board for the offense. Starting with the very first drive. This is a tough catch, but one Williams has got to make. pic.twitter.com/1aprHmY526 — Seth Keysor (@RealMNchiefsfan) October 7, 2019

Alas, Mahomes was merely mortal last night, and the result was a Chiefs loss.

#Chiefs 2nd half offensive drives:

5 plays, 26 yards

3 plays, 0 yards (inside own 5)

5 plays, 8 yards (4th & 1 run)

7 plays, 57 yards (FG) — Brandon Kiley (@BKSportsTalk) October 7, 2019

Even in one of his worst performances since becoming the Chiefs starting QB last season, Mahomes still threw for over 321 yards and a TD. He completed 22 of 39 passes and finished the evening with a 91.9% QB rating. The Colts sacked Mahomes four times and recorded eight quarterback hits.

Our offensive line needs work. Seems like Mahomes is getting hit nearly every down. Scary to watch #ChiefsKingdom — Chiefs Kingdom (@ChiefsKingdom5) October 7, 2019

They took their toll on our QB, and his play noticeably declined as the game painfully dragged on. We can only hope his gimpy ankle is minor and will be fine. I for one, will sleep with my fingers crossed tonight.

The ailing Mahomes received no help from the running game. Mecole Hardman, Mahomes, Anthony Sherman, and Damien Williams all combined for a whopping 36 yards on 14 carries.

It isn't a concern with Hill and Sammy on the field https://t.co/VkCwCfPwHk — Chiefs_all_day (@Chiefs_All_Day) October 7, 2019

The Colts offensive line had an absolute field day against our defensive line, pushing them all over the place, and converting fourth downs into first downs almost at will. The losses of Frank Clark and Chris Jones certainly did not help us either.

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes: "They played good defense, they played man coverage and they rushed four people." … He likened the Colts' man coverage to Detroit last week and New England in the playoffs. This team needs Tyreek Hill back ASAP. — Jeff Rosen (@jeff_rosen88) October 7, 2019

The two good things we can take from the game was the touchdown by Chiefs wide receiver Byron Pringle.

🔮 He's an absolute magician… Mahomes to Byron Pringle for the TD. Pringle was +1200 to score a TD tonight 💰 pic.twitter.com/1q7HIcWy0C — The Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) October 7, 2019

It was nice to see him come up big for a struggling Mahomes. Tyrann Mathieu also snagged a beautiful interception and returned it for thirty yards.

Despite those two bright spots, the Colts were the better team last night. They beat us in time of possession (37:15 compared to 22:45) and ran all over our defense, running the ball a staggering 45 times for 180 yards and one touchdown.

The penalties were also atrocious, but that’s fodder for another article (11 penalties for 125 yards). I try to stay positive, but this is one is tough. If the Chiefs don’t shore up our offensive line, and grow a pair on defense, we are in for a long season. Mahomes, no matter how magical he may be, cannot and should not be called on to save this team week in and week out. He is, after all, mortal. Amazing, yes, but still mortal.

Michael Travis Rose — ArrowheadOne

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