In a situation where failure was to be expected (or at least excused), Patrick Mahomes shined in his debut.
Against the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs rookie quarterback Patrick Mahomes was given a backup offensive line (plus Mitchell Schwartz), barely-seen offensive weapons (plus Albert Wilson), a hostile environment (at Mile High) and an extremely talented defense lining up across from him.
Mahomes could have spent the game checking down and nobody could have really blamed him. We’ve seen Alex Smith struggle behind the starting offensive line. Smith’s career year has come with a tremendous supporting cast of Tyreek Hill, Travis Kelce and Kareem Hunt—a trio that combined for one touch with Mahomes.