The Kansas City Chiefs offense was clicking on all cylinders against the Miami Dolphins, averaging over seven yards per play for most of the game and opening things up for quarterback Patrick Mahomes to deliver an incredibly good performance.
The performance may have been overshadowed by Kansas City’s 24 points on the scoreboard, a poor total considering how easy things were for the Chiefs offense at times.
On Monday, head coach Andy Reid answered reporters’ questions in a video conference call. He shared the reason why Kansas City couldn’t match the scoring output of Weeks 1 and 2.
“I thought we handled the pass game well,” Reid said. “We didn’t have a ton of play; we were in the 40s, and normally you’re a little higher than the 60 or 70 spot.”
Time of possession was key for the underdog Dolphins to stay in the match. Miami had about 10 minutes left on the ball. However, the Chiefs offense finished well enough on the opportunities it was given to win by two touchdowns.
“I wondered how it was balanced… [Kenneth Walker] still had a productive day in the run game and the pass game,” Reid continued. “But it opened up some things in the pass game that we were able to take advantage of with some bigger plays.”
Reid shares the record with the team’s top two wideouts by snap count: Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy. The former had a game-high seven catches for 88 yards with 55 coming after the catch.
“It was good to see him get some catches out there that were physical, good, strong catches,” Reid said of Rice. “He’s very good with the ball after he gets it and is very physical… It’s almost like a running back in a wide receiver area where, when he gets it, he’s going to take it, and that’s always good.”
Worthy, who led the team in snaps for the second straight week, had just one highlight: a 17-yard completion down the sideline.
“He had an intermediate throw there, and he did a good job with it,” Reid reflected. “We’ll just see how everything works out for him as we move forward. He’s been busting his tail, and I think every week, he’s feeling better about the shoulder issue and doing a good job there.”
Speaking of feeling better, it’s hard to imagine Mahomes even finishing a penalty for roughing the passer when Dolphins edge rusher Chop Robinson was called for an obliteration of a hit.
The quarterback was probably sore today, but it didn’t seem to slow him down for long on Sunday.
“It’s more than a chiropractor can do,” joked Reid. “I think every bone in his body was broken on that one, but he got up and kept firing.”