KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- With regular punter Tommy Townsend questionable for last week's game because of a knee injury, the Chiefs almost had to go to their backup when they played against the Denver Broncos.
That backup plan? Quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
"[Mahomes] is our backup punter," special teams coach Dave Toub said. "He could do it. He shows me all the time he's out there [at practice]. Boom.
"That guy, it's unbelievable."
Against the Broncos, Townsend played through the injury, punting three times for a 48-yard average, so Mahomes wasn't needed.