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Chiefs defense steps up when Mahomes has a ho-hum game (by his standards)

October 7, 2018 By Bill Pollock

Chiefs Kingdom has really raised the bar for 2nd-year quarterback Patrick Mahomes.  His performance wasn’t anywhere close to the disappointing game put up by Jacksonville’s Blake Bortles, but yet it felt like Mahomes struggled in the Chiefs 30-14 win.  He certainly wasn’t as sharp as he was the first four games.

However, with his top running back, Leonard Fournette out with a hamstring injury, Bortles went 33-of-61 for 430 yards with a touchdown and four interceptions as he was forced to throw often after the Chiefs jumped out to a 20-0 lead.

Mahomes still threw for 313 yards and ran for a touchdown, but he also threw his first two picks of the season and didn’t find the end zone through the air.

In addition to winning the turnover battle 5-2, the defense harassed Bortles all day. He was sacked five times and the Chiefs were credited with 11 hurries.

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