![]() All was going about as well as it could be as Tennessee was vying for an upset with its starting quarterback out with an injury for a second week in a row. ![]() And they were letting Derrick Henry do what he does, which is take over a game. They were dominant in the trenches and sturdy in the kicking game. The Titans set a physical and chippy tone. Titans' best laid (game) plans fall to wayside.The Titans were borderline outstanding in their efforts to corral him, but somehow, Mahomes found a way to victory. It is an absurdly arduous task to shut down Mahomes for a full game. His 446 yards passing also played a significant role in the Chiefs prevailing, of course, but it was his legs that were most clutch on this evening. On a day in which Chiefs running backs combined for 19 yards on 13 carries, Mahomes' scrambling equated to eight points and a team-high 63 yards. Seven plays later, Mahomes' educated feet ushered him to a 14-yard touchdown run and then a game-tying two-point run. ![]() Trailing 17-9, Mahomes converted on a ridiculous 20-yard scramble. The game swung on Mahomes' roller coaster of a run on third-and-17 with 7:11 left in the fourth quarter. Songs might one day be written about the magic in Mahomes' arm, but his legs might well have earned him a ballad or two on Sunday night. ![]()
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