Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes has ‘full confidence’ in every receiver
The Kansas City Chiefs began the 2021 season off on the right foot with a home 33-29 home win over the Cleveland Browns.
Patrick Mahomes put together his typical strong passing game performance, completing 27-of-36 passes for 337 yards with three touchdown passes and a held a 131.4 passer rating.
Mahomes’ stellar effort featured big outings from his two primary passing weapons. Tyreek Hill piled up 11 catches for 197 receiving yards and a touchdown.
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Meanwhile, Travis Kelce hauled in six receptions for 76 yards a game-high two touchdowns. It followed much of the same trend, with Hill and Kelce remaining his primary targets with 22 of his 36 pass attempts.
Despite the continued heavy dependence on the two Pro Bowlers, Mahomes voiced tremendous confidence in the rest of his teammates.
“I have full confidence in everybody who’s on that football field,” Mahomes said via Pro Football Talk. “I mean, we have guys that can make plays everywhere. This last week, Trav and Tyreek made the plays. But I’m sure that throughout the entire season — and what we’ve seen in our past — is that we have guys like Mecole Hardman, Demarcus Robinson, and Byron Pringle who can make the big play happen at any moment. I have full confidence in that.”
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Mahomes will need to flex out his target to other passing game threats as it will provide the Chiefs’ offense plenty of balance. Mecole Hardman has proven to be an efficient big-play option, while Pringle and Robinson have held their own in stretches.
As the 2021 campaign wears along, Mahomes will dish the ball out to his various passing game weapons.
