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mance of Patrick Mahomes. Part one: something good and something bad here Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys Stitched , part two: something smart and something special here.I was saddened to learn that Chiefs’ wide receiver Sammy Watkins was laboring with a foot injury and is d**-to-d** and the Cardinals game is in question. He’s really starting to come into his own in Kansas City. So much so that I had to write about Mahomes’ developing chemistry with him. Something improvedWe talked yesterday about the amount of trust built up between Mahomes and Travis Kelce being critical to this team’s success. There’s a budding relationship developing between Mahomes and the fourth player in the pecking order that should scare the 31 other teams in the National Football League.Play one: A well-timed step up into the pocket, run to space and throw into the middle of the field that finds Watkins in a soft spot in the zone. Play two (two views of play): Mahomes drives a great, accurate ball off of play action to Watkins on a deep curl. Mahomes worked through his progression to find him working back to the ball. Great job by Watkins to make the first guy miss and second guy miss initially.Play three: Mahomes throws a hitch on time to Watkins with a corner playing a bail technique in Cover 3.Play four: Mahomes hits Watkins on a wheel route down the sideline against Cover 3. Great placement.The chemistry is really growing between these two young players. Watkins was lined up in a bunch, in a reduced split, as an X receiver and inside, ran a variety of routes and Mahomes connected with him left and right short and intermediate.The Mahomes-to-Watkins connection was at a disadvantage compared to more developed comfort levels of Kelce and Hill both in the system and the young quarterback. We’re starting to see Watkins come along. A few interesting stats among wide receivers I checked on:From Weeks 7-9, Watkins was third in the NFL in receiving yards and 15th in receiving yards per game.From Weeks 5-9, Watkins was 12th in the NFL in receiving yards and 20th in receiving yards per game.The preseason and early slate weren’t overwhelming (although there were plenty of glimpses of what was coming), but now we’re starting to see a jump in productivity between Mahomes and the receiver from Clemson. Hopefully Discount Darwin Thompson Jersey , his recent foot issue doesn’t get too in the way of the continued cultivation of yet another weapon in the Chiefs’ offense.Needs improvementEvery unnecessary hit on Mahomes is a bad one.The Chiefs have the runaway favorite for the NFL MVP. He is the reason that the Super Bowl is attainable and is further cementing his place as an elite quarterback week over week. On this play, Mahomes leaves the pocket early (also needs improvement) and rolls right to try and create in the red zone. He doesn’t have any real options and holds the ball all the way to the sidelines. That’s where a late(ish) hit pushes him into the area of the chains, referee, cameraman.This chance for something fluky to happen is so easily avoidable. I love that Mahomes tries to give every play a chance, but this was clearly a time to throw the ball away and avoid additional contact. He’s the franchise now, and this is an opportunity to eat the play and minimize the risk of injury. It may seem unimportant, but it is. Hits add up, and flukes happen in that area of the sidelines.Miss this week’s episode of the AP Laboratory? We talked more Mahomes, Travis Kelce and more. If you can’t see the player below Super Bowl Darwin Thompson Jersey , click here.Links: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Art 19Subscribe to our YouTube channel so you don’t miss videos like this from Kent! Eric Berry made his long-awaited return to the field, Chris Jones piled up some more sacks to match an NFL record, and the Kansas City Chiefs' maligned defense finally looked like a dominant force for a while.Or at least, one that wouldn't hold back their high-powered offense.But all that was wiped away in just more than three minutes Thursday night, when Philip Rivers engineered a dramatic fourth-quarterback comeback for the Los Angeles Chargers. The Chiefs did their part with blown assignments and penalties, and rather than clinch the AFC West title and a first-round playoff bye, they left Arrowhead Stadium with a 29-28 loss and the very real possibility of hitting the road for the postseason.Their defense had once again let them down."We've got to finish. Ain't no differences. We beat ourselves. That's how I feel," Chiefs linebacker Reggie Ragland said. "Only thing that can stop us is us, and we beat ourselves."Not at the start Darwin Thompson Jersey nfl draft , when Berry returned from a heel injury that had kept him out since the opening weeks of training camp. Steven Nelson intercepted Rivers' pass on the second play of the game, Kendall Fuller picked off another throw in the end zone late in the first half and Berry was back in the middle of just about everything as he energized a raucous crowd that braved freezing temperatures.Jones finished with 2 1/2 sacks, tying an NFL mark with at least one in 10 straight games.But the plan all along was for Berry to only play a certain amount of snaps, and the Chiefs stuck to it by sitting him most of the second half. And while it might have been purely coincidence, that was when Los Angeles finally hit its stride on offense.After trailing the entire way, and still facing a 28-14 hole with 3:49 to go, Rivers led his team on a drive that fill-in running back Justin Jackson capped with a touchdown. And when the Chargers' own defense took the field, they did their job by quickly getting the ball back.Rivers started the deciding drive with a 31-yard strike to Travis Benjamin, then hit him again moments later to convert on fourth down. The Chiefs still had a chance to hold the Chargers Xavier Williams Jersey , but Fuller was called for pass interference to give Los Angeles the ball just outside the end zone.Mike Williams hauled in a touchdown pass with 4 seconds to go. And when it was confirmed by video review, Chargers coach Anthony Lynn sent his team out for a 2-point conversion and the win.The Chiefs' defense had one more chance to make a stop, but nobody was within 10 yards of Williams as he made the catch and raced up the field to celebrate."It's definitely tough. Any time you get so close and come up short, it's tough, especially when you know how hard the guys you've been putting in the work with," Chiefs linebacker Dorian O'Daniel said. "It's frustrating obviously, but it's part of the game."Even more frustrating given what was at stake.The Chiefs (11-3) could have clinched their third consecutive AFC West crown, something the club has never accomplished, along with a first-round playoff bye. And they could have earned home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs if Pittsburgh were to knock off New England on Sunday.Instead Patrick Mahomes Jersey , their games at Seattle and home against Oakland have taken on real importance."If you narrow it down, it was both sides of the ball," Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. "We were in great position to get off the field. We didn't. We extended a lot of those drives with penalties, right or wrong. They're done. So we've got to do better. We're not making any excuses."