KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- After the Kansas City Chiefs finished a seven-point win over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 5 with a couple of fourth-quarter stops rather than any late-game heroics from Patrick Mahomes, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo gave a few words of thanks to the team's quarterback.
"It was kind of nice of Pat to let us finish the game this time," Spagnuolo said after the Chiefs' 27-20 victory. "Usually, they take care of business."
Spagnuolo could have said the same thing a few times this season, including after the most recent game against the Miami Dolphins two weeks ago when the defense not only scored the Chiefs' final touchdown but held the Dolphins scoreless in the fourth quarter to preserve a 21-14 win.