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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
So i re-watched the 2nd half last night just for grins.
And during the game I was just aggravated that we simply wouldn't push the ball. But on re-watch and after listening to the post-game, it's clear that this was Mahomes just going full Alex Smith out there.
He wasn't concerned anymore about scoring points. He (and Andy) were wholly content bleeding clock and leaning on their lead. He knew that if he just didn't make a mistake, the Ravens weren't going to come back and win it. So he took ZERO risks.
Contrast that with how he played on the first two drives. And hell, the throw he made on 3rd down when they had to have it. He HAD big plays. He HAD yards and probably points on the board. But he dialed that risk/reward calculus waaaaaaay down because he wanted to make sure there were zero mistakes.
And I think part of it was because he knew that if he needed to pick things back up, he could. He would. He was in complete command of the game and game script.
It was part of a continued evolution from Mahomes. If he needs to breath fire, he will. But when he doesn't need to, he knows how to just keep the game under control. He can be Rodgers OR he can be Brady.
He's a scary scary dude even when he isn't.
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Was just going to post this. I was furious with how passive we were on offense in the second half, and watching Pats presser I was in utter shock that it was just him being ultra conservative, taking no risks because the defense had it on lock.
When he had to turn it on though, 3rd an 9 for a trip to the SB, he was the Grim Reaper again dropping an absolute dime on MVS.
Reid mentioned Pat taking the sack to keep clock running and not putting the ball at risk as well.
Just gotta trust 15.