Thursday night’s matchup between Patrick Mahomes and the Broncos defense looked like a mismatch on paper, but it wasn’t a rout at Arrowhead Stadium.
Although the Chiefs won to improve to 5-1 on the season, the reaction after the game was mostly about how much room they felt the team had to improve. He reached the red zone five times against a struggling Broncos defense, but only one of them resulted in a touchdown.
As a result, head coach Andy Reid said, “We’re striving to be better than what we’re doing right now,” and quarterback Patrick Mahomes credited the defense for leading his team to victory.
“Fortunately for us, our defense is playing great, so we can get through these growing pains and try to get better and better,” Mahomes said. “The talent is there. You can see it in spurts, but we have to learn how to sustain drives. Getting down to the red zone and scoring touchdowns allows the defense to play a little more freely.” It will be.”
Mahomes said the Chiefs’ offense has “developed our identity throughout the season” over the past few years, especially when it comes to who the wide receivers the team can count on to put the ball in the end zone. He said he is putting that into practice. . Understanding that and still winning games is a testament to the quality of the Chiefs’ roster, but it’s certainly a process the team hopes to get off to a good start in the coming weeks.