Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ offense enjoyed a milestone-heavy performance in the regular-season finale at Arrowhead Stadium en route to securing the franchise’s third consecutive AFC West title and the top overall seed in the conference playoffs.
The fact that it came in a 35-3 win against the longtime rival Oakland Raiders likely provided some added enthusiasm for fans. But the more encouraging signs may have been the way the Chiefs got the ball to their top playmakers early and produced multiple big plays.
While it wasn’t as though the Chiefs weren’t productive in the previous meeting against Oakland, wide receiver Tyreek Hill had almost no impact in that game, the bulk of the passing attack rested on tight end Travis Kelce and Mahomes making off-script plays.