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Originally Posted by DRM08
Baltimore has a great defense and they force a lot of turnovers. Zero turnover worthy plays by Mahomes today. I counted 4-5 turnover worthy plays by Lamar. He was fortunate to only have 2 actual turnovers. Protecting the football has been a major problem for Mahomes and the Chiefs this season, so I would say he has done a hell of a job in this Playoff run. Avoid turnovers and drastically increase your chances of winning the game.
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No disagreement. The interesting part is that Lamar had a significantly lower interception rate than Mahomes this year. Lamar isn't Josh Allen whatsoever; he was fourth in the league and protects the ball. You rarely see the strip sack too. Both of those things tell you he was pressing. Part of that might be pressure or whatever; who knows. But what I can say is getting out to an early lead against the Ravens is very rare and puts them in positions they almost never play in. I feel like the Chiefs knew that and went hard at the very beginning on script to establish that dynamic.