![]() Mahomes figured to have more of a challenge than usual with Travis Kelce (knee) sidelined, and that ultimately came to fruition, although largely due to an utterly forgettable night on the part of Kadarius Toney. Throw in another 350 yards and a couple scores on the ground and Mahomes could be one of the few QBs to repeat as QB1. And, of course, there’s Kelce, with whom Mahomes teamed for a 118.7 passer rating, the third highest by a QB-receiver tandem in the league (min. The offensive line is still solid, with Jawaan Taylor replacing Orlando Brown. ![]() midseason last year - is likely to get more work, and the team drafted WR Rashee Rice in the second round. But Marquez Valdes-Scantling is back as the deep threat, Kadarius Toney - who joined K.C. A slight regression there is possible, and JuJu Smith-Schuster (78 catches) is gone. Mahomes also capitalized on a league-high 72 red-zone drives for 34 of his league-leading 41 TD passes. He and his teammates totaled a league-high 2,850 yards after the catch, 54.2 percent of Mahomes’ career-high 5,250 passing yards, giving him league’s second-highest YPA at 8.1. That’s a logical strategy when you have the NFL’s best tight end in Travis Kelce. ![]() Instead, he chewed up the intermediate field - no quarterback had more attempts than Mahomes’ 173 in the range of 8-18 yards. Mahomes threw deep on a career-low 8.2 percent of his attempts, 24th in the league. How he did it, though, is the interesting part. All he did was finish QB1 in fantasy, claim another MVP, win another Super Bowl and prove he’s the best quarterback on the planet. ![]() Mahomes entered last season with questions about how he would fare without speedster Tyreek Hill for the first time. ![]()
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