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Originally Posted by htismaqe
Except they weren't better at it. That game was a loss under any other scenario. Patrick Mahomes single-handedly won that game. Patrick Mahomes would have won the playoff game last year.
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Yes they were.
They forced 3 stops in 7 possessions. Last year's team got zero stops in 4.
That's better. They came up with a huge 4th down stop. They forced a quick punt after that debacle deep in Ravens territory yielded nothing. They stopped a drive that could've easily yielded a game-winning FG.
They absolutely did a better job than last year's team did in virtually identical situations. With last year's performance, Mahomes never gets that ball with a chance to tie; they'd have ended that game down 2 scores.
They weren't great by any stretch but again - they were just a little better.