Patrick Mahomes’ TD streak ends but Kansas City Chiefs move to 4-0 – ESPN

DETROIT — Patrick Mahomes failed to throw a landing trudge on Sunday for correct the fourth time in his occupation. His bound of throwing no lower than two TD passes is over at 14 games, one attempting the NFL fable.

That feels like a recipe for failure for the Kansas City Chiefs, who within the absence of three injured offensive starters had been inquiring for far extra from the NFL’s reigning MVP. But it absolutely worked out for them on Sunday, as they got right here wait on to beat the Detroit Lions 34-30 on Darrel Williams‘ 1-yard landing chase with 20 seconds left.

They drove 79 yards for the ranking. Mahomes became as soon as 6-of-9 on the skill for 55 yards, but his most critical play became as soon as his 15-yard toddle on fourth appropriate down to retain the Chiefs alive.

“On the final power, he made every play we wished him to,” Chiefs tackle Mitchell Schwartz said. “He won’t play a recreation where he’s now now not main participant on the realm. It would now not topic what the stats brand.”

The Chiefs seemed headed to defeat after the Lions scored with 2: 26 final to determine on the lead. But they left too considerable time for Mahomes.

“As a plod-setter on this team, [Mahomes] saved us aloof and saved us with one aim in thoughts, and that is to glean the ball within the discontinuance zone despite how lengthy it takes us to glean it there and whether or now now not it takes us one play or 16 performs, 20 performs,” tight discontinuance Travis Kelce said. “It would now not topic. We’re going north and we’re getting the ball in that discontinuance zone. I non-public Pat does an improbable job of rallying the troops as soon as we desire it basically the most.”

Mahomes threw for 315 yards whereas completing 24 of 42 passes. Handiest three outdated times in his occupation had he gone with out a TD throw — twice within the usual season and as soon as in last season’s playoff recreation against Indianapolis.

Peyton Manning’s fable of 15 consecutive games with no lower than two landing passes shall be safe, no lower than for now.

However, Mahomes, 24, did grow to be the predominant quarterback within the Mammoth Bowl generation (since 1966) to steer his team to some of 4-0 starts earlier than his 25th birthday.

“Honest discovering systems to utilize a football recreation,” Mahomes said. “That’s the device you roll on this league. It be now now not consistently the touchdowns and the yards. It be about correct discovering a scheme to utilize.

“In relate for you to be tall as a team and as a participant, or now now not it is the device you utilize the game. I’m correct going to head within the market each week and accomplish what it takes to utilize.”

The Chiefs performed with out extensive receiver Tyreek Hill, working wait on Damien Williams and left tackle Eric Fisher.