Kansas City Chiefs: 10 likes and 10 dislikes from Week 14 vs New England

2. Hardman’s Touchdown

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The throw, while not great, was where it needed to be, and Mecole Hardman spun and turned on the jets almost simultaneously. The drive looked stalled, but the rookie from Georgia continues to excite and impress. Fantastic touchdown to give the Chiefs a lead they’d never squander.

3. Hook, Line, and Sinker

Tom Brady didn’t have a great line statistically, but he mostly kept the Patriots within striking distance. His biggest error came right after Hardman’s touchdown. Down only three points, on the first play of the ensuing drive, Brady looked for tight end Matt LaCosse. Thinking him open, Brady fired his way.

But LaCosse wasn’t open. Bashaud Breeland baited Brady into this throw, and made his first big play of the game, picking off the pass. The Chiefs would soon score another touchdown, taking a 17-7 lead.

4. Mahomes’ Toughness

Very early in the game, Patrick Mahomes threw away a pass as he was getting tackled. While he saved a couple of yards, he landed awkwardly and appeared to bang up his throwing hand. Still, he stayed in, and while he didn’t have a great second half, led his team to a victory in possibly the most hostile NFL environment outside of Kansas City.

5. Not So Fast, Julian!

With the outcome of the game in the balance, the Patriots lined up on fourth-and-3 from Kansas City’s 5-yard line with just around 70 seconds left. New England had three wide receivers to Brady’s left, the closest one being his primary target all season long, Julian Edelman.

Everyone knew where the ball was going.

And yet…

First off, the Chiefs, led by No. 55 Frank Clark, got incredible pressure on Brady, who had to rush the throw to Edelman. And then Breeland made his second big play of the game with a clean deflection of the pass, ending the Patriots’ drive and securing Kansas City’s victory.