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Originally Posted by suzzer99
(Post 14356890)
And if you look at the replay - Kelce was bracketed by 2 defenders. It's possible Mahomes could have thrown him open to the sidelines - but the throw to Hill probably had a greater chance of success.
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Kelce was 3 yards past the sticks, and although bracketed (inside and over) as you say, he was clearly open to Mahomes' eye line. Considering Kelce's clutch hands, a fastball low and outside was a high percentage throw.
The far less probable completion was the throw to Hill from the far sideline to the near hash that traveled 35 north/south air yards and another 20 or so east/west to the left hash. Interestingly, Mahomes had no footing on the throw having utilized the leaping cross-body trebuchet effect.
The most fascinating aspect of that particular play was Hill's route. He lined up tight Z (I suppose that's what they would call it) at the right hash and ran a deep crosser that took him to the far numbers. He then reversed course (as Mahomes scrambled right) coming to the left hash and another 10 yards deep. He didn't really come back to the throw much at all (as the play was called at the time), just attacked the ball, then cut toward the LOS, and away from the backer and the deep coverage in order to find the open field after the catch.
A play for the ages, really. It never should have worked, actually.
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