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Originally Posted by petegz28
Pacheco on 1st down for 5....
Pass 2nd down ...sack
Pass 3rd down short...
Punt
Pacheco on 1st down for 4...
Pass 2nd down...
Pass 3rd down....
Punt
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This!. When Reid and Mahomes become less arrogant that all they need to win is drop back and pass this team will become even better. For all the talk (and the eye test) that Pacheco is a hard and successful runner when he is given the ball, the fact that he gets so few touches in an offense that clearly has to control the ball on longer drives is beyond me. Pacheco pounds defenses with his style of running and that he only carried the ball twice today when the Chiefs needed to rack up first downs and control the clock makes little sense.
The game was not lost on the final drive with the interception..it was on the two prior drives when they were tied and could only get a field goal after 8 plays that only got 28 yards and when they were up three and went three and out keeping the Bills within a touchdown. There are just too many times when going on a long drive and controlling the game and clock (and keeping the ball away from the other team) is all that is needed to put games away, IMO.
This is not the Chiefs of the last few seasons that had no running game and had to have Mahomes take over games. They realize that with trading Hill and changing their style to ball control and possession receivers they could still have a very good offense. They have a running game (189 yds against the best run defense in the league, the Bucs two weeks ago)that can compliment that but to this point have refused to acknowledge that on the field.