The Kansas City Chiefs’ offense was clicking on all cylinders against the Miami Dolphins, averaging over seven yards per play for most of the game and opening things up for quarterback Patrick Mahomes to deliver an incredibly efficient performance.
The performance may have been masked by the 24 points on Kansas
City’s side of the scoreboard, an underwhelming total considering how easy things looked for the Chiefs’ offense at times.
On Monday, head coach Andy Reid answered questions from reporters on a video conference call. He shared a reason Kansas City couldn’t match the scoring outputs of Weeks 1 and 2.
“I thought we handled the pass game pretty well,” Reid said. “We didn’t have a ton of plays; we were in the 40s on that, and normally you’re up a little higher in the 60 or 70 area.”
Time of possession was key for the underdog Dolphins to stay in the fight. Miami had nearly 10 more minutes with the ball. Still, the Chiefs’ offense finished enough of the opportunities given to win by two touchdowns.
“I thought the way it balanced out… [Kenneth Walker] was still able to have a productive day in the run game and the pass game,” Reid continued. “But it opened up some things in the pass game that we were able to take advantage of with some bigger plays.”
Reid shared a note on the team’s top two wideouts by snap count: Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy. The former had a game-high seven catches for 88 yards with 55 coming after the catch.
“It was good to see him get a couple of catches in there that were physical, good, strong catches,” Reid said about Rice. “He is so good with the ball after he gets it and so physical… It’s almost like having a running back at a wide receiver spot where, when he gets it, he’s going to bring it, and that’s always good.”
Worthy, leading the team in snaps for the second consecutive week, had just one highlight: a 17-yard completion on the sideline.
“He had one that was sort of an intermediate throw there, and he did a nice job with it,” Reid reflected. “We’ll just see how it all works out for him as we go forward. He’s busting his tail, and I think, every week, he’s feeling better with the shoulder issue and doing a good job there.”
Speaking of feeling better, it’s hard to imagine Mahomes is yet after a penalty for roughing the passer was called on Dolphins edge rusher Chop Robinson for an obliteration of a hit.
The quarterback is likely sore today, but it didn’t seem to slow him down for long on Sunday.
“It was more than a chiropractor could do,” Reid joked. “I think every bone in his body cracked on that one, but he got back up and kept firing.”
