By comparison, Gilmore has matched up against Hill on just 13 percent of his routes (13 of 98) in their three career meetings, and Jonathan Jones actually drew the Hill assignment in the AFC Championship Game, shadowing Hill on 61.3% of his routes (19 of 31). The Patriots used Rat on 14 dropbacks in the AFC Championship Game, per NFL Research's Keegan Abdoo, with Hill receiving the double-team from safety Devin McCourty on each of those plays. Hill finished the night with only one catch for 42 yards and set a career-low in target percentage with only three targets on 31 routes (9.7 percent). In addition, the Rat tactics disrupted Mahomes' rhythm, as evidenced by his 50 percent completion rate (5 of 10 passes for 144 yards and a score) and three sacks taken when facing Cover 1 with double coverage on Hill. Sure, Mahomes averaged 20.9 air yards per attempt against Rat due to the voids in the middle of the field with McCourty vacating the post to play over the top of Hill, but the tactic clearly worked with Hill having a minimal impact on the AFC title game.