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ilm analysis on the performance of Patrick Mahomes.Part one: something good and something bad here Khalen Saunders Jersey nfl draft , part two: something smart and something special here.The record for quarterbacks under the age of 25 to play the Patriots in Gillette Stadium has been awful—it’s 1-24—and Patrick Mahomes contributed to that number. Watching the first half, you can understand why. The New England defense was able to throw unique looks at Mahomes, and it ultimately led to mistakes that cost the Chiefs the game.After two quarters, Mahomes was 13 of 23 for 164 yards and two interceptions. By far the worst halftime line of his young career. Based on the Bill Belichick track record, you wouldn’t expect to see the kid dig himself out of that hole. But he did. And it’s part of what should make you believe he’s going to be a franchise quarterback for years to come.Something improvedSometimes, the improvements can happen from one half to another.The first 30 minutes of the game was bad, but the response is everything you need to know about your signal caller.Mahomes looked flustered at times in the first half. He looked like he was trying to manage the energy he had to play on a big stage. I think Belichick knew that was likely to happen and wanted to slow the unit down as much as he could in that time. The Patriots threw new looks at Mahomes he hasn’t seen before, then adjusted players after he set the protection and dropped players in coverage that he didn’t see (more on that in a second). They got him early.But not late. The response is what excites me about Mahomes’ outlook moving forward. The first throw after his red-zone interception was a 67-yard touchdown pass on a crucial third-and-2. On Tyreek Hill’s 14-yard touchdown reception, the Patriots adjusted alignment late. It didn’t affect Mahomes. He fixed his problem at halftime.There’s no fear, no timidity in the way Mahomes plays the game. Amidst that mentality is the ability to adjust and not make the same mistake in-game. That is going to serve him well over the course of his career. I think that’s part of why he’s developed and grown so quickly.Needs improvementHopefully, Mahomes doesn’t make this mistake twice.Off of pla= action, Mahomes thinks he has Travis Kelce open on a crossing route. Linebacker Dont’a Hightower initially fills on the action but gets depth and under the throw for Mahomes first interception of the game. He just didn’t see him.Tanoh Kpassagnon recorded an interception in training camp courtesy of Mahomes in a similar situation. I was there for it. There have been other instances this season in which you’re not entirely sure Mahomes saw the underneath coverage dropping from or near the line of scrimmage. We might see this more moving forward.What’s more on this play, as Matt Lane mentioned, Watkins is open. Not only was it intercepted Eric Murray Jersey , but also there was a deeper option available. The response to score 31 points in the second half was fantastic. The challenge could have been less if this play went differently. Maybe the Chiefs win.Regardless of this play, Mahomes has been great about improving every single week, sometimes mid-game. He’ll continue to grow and develop and as great as his vision is in most cases, this blind spot he seems to have will go away too.Miss this week’s episode of the AP Laboratory?If you can’t see the player, click here.Links: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Art 19 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes stalked Chiefs wide receiver Damarcus Robinson on the sideline as chants of “MVP” echoed throughout Arrowhead Stadium, trying to track down a football that would serve as a keepsake not only of this night but of this season.The first-year starter had just thrown an 89-yard scoring strike to Robinson, the 50th time one of his passes ended up in the end zone. It also gave Mahomes more than 5,000 yards passing, not to mention put a dagger in Oakland and clinched the AFC West title and No. 1 seed in the playoffs.“They’re special,” Mahomes said after securing that memento, and after Kansas City had wrapped up a 35-3 whitewash of the Raiders on Sunday. “To do those things in this league, that doesn’t happen.”Not very often anyway.Mahomes finished with 281 yards passing, the highlights the strike to Robinson and a 67-yard TD pass to Tyreek Hill. That gave him 5 Kendall Fuller Jersey ,097 yards and 50 touchdown passes, and allowed Mahomes to join Peyton Manning as the only QBs to hit 5,000 and 50 in the same season.“This team, we love each other. We root for each other. And that’s why we’ve had so much success,” said Mahomes, who already had shattered just about every franchise passing record.Hill finished with five catches for 101 yards, becoming the Chiefs’ single-season leader for yards receiving with 1,479, while adding a fourth-quarter touchdown run. Damien Williams added 51 yards and a score on the ground as the Chiefs (12-4) beat the Raiders for the eighth time in nine games.The decisive win came after Kansas City squandered a chance to clinch the division with a fourth-quarter collapse against the Chargers and again in a shootout loss last weekend in Seattle.“This was a tricky game,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “We felt like we let off the accelerator there lately and we didn’t take advantage of opportunities.”No problem with that on Sunday.Derek Carr had his league-leading streak of 332 passes without an interception snapped when the Chiefs’ Daniel Sorensen returned a pick for a touchdown in the first quarter. Carr threw another pick and lost a fumble as Oakland (4-12) turned the ball over on its first four possessions.He finished 23 of 32 for 184 yards, and Doug Martin ran for 100 yards but also lost a fumble, as the Raiders headed into an offseason of uncertainty surrounding where they will play next season.“Obviously, we got a lot a work to do,” said Raiders coach Jon Gruden Sammy Watkins Jersey , who wrapped up his first season back with the franchise. “I know today was not a good note, but it’s a great group of guys who laid quite a foundation and I think we can build on that. I’m excited about that.”The Chiefs eliminated any drama in the first 20 minutes.Mahomes started the scoring barrage when he threw a perfect post pass to Hill, who waltzed into the end zone for his long touchdown reception. And a few minutes later, Sorensen stepped in front of tight end Jared Cook — who had inexplicably stopped his route — for a 54-yard pick-6.The Chiefs defense kept causing turnovers, and Williams capped another effortless drive with a short touchdown run, giving Kansas City a comfortable 21-0 lead late in the first half.“This was a tricky game,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said, “and the guys took care of business.”The league’s highest-scoring offense continued its onslaught after the break. Mahomes delivered the clincher when he floated a pass deep downfield to Robinson, who ran out of the grasp of his would-be tackler. Robinson was so far ahead of the defense that he turned around at the 15-yard line and backpedaled into the end zone — getting a taunting call as his reward.Not that it mattered for the Chiefs, who were already celebrating their postseason bye and what they hope is a Super Bowl road through Arrowhead Stadium. Hill merely added to the party when he added his rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter to put the game away.“We’re all trying to reach a goal,” Hill said, “and that’s the Super Bowl. Head down, and we’re all focused, man. Like I said Anthony Hitchens Jersey , it feels great, but right now, I just want to win the Super Bowl. We just want to win the Super Bowl.”KELCE’S CATCHESThe Chiefs’ Travis Kelce had five catches for 62 yards, giving him 1,336 yards this season. That broke the NFL record for tight ends set by the Patriots’ Rob Gronkowski in 2011, only for the 49ers‘ George Kittle to pass him a few minutes later. “The individual accolades in this game alone, I think, are a bit overrated,” Kelce said. “You’ve got 11 guys out there trying to push for one goal and sure enough, we achieved that as a team.”MORE RECORDSMahomes was 14 of 24, giving him a franchise-record 383 completions this season. He began the day tied with Trent Green with 369. … Reid broke a tie with former Chiefs coach Marty Schottenheimer for seventh on the NFL’s career wins list with his 206th.INJURIESRaiders: DT Maurice Hurst was inactive after dealing with an ankle issue all month. He finished with four sacks, matching the lowest total to lead the Raiders since sacks became a stat in 1982.Chiefs: SS Eric Berry (heel), WR Sammy Watkins (foot) and RB Spencer Ware (hamstring) were among the inactives. … LB Reggie Ragland left after his interception with a hip injury. FS Jordan Lucas (neck) and DT Derrick Nnadi (concussion) also left the game.UP NEXTRaiders: Draft prep begins with Oakland holding three first-round selections.Chiefs: A postseason bye and divisional-round game at home await.