Patrick Mahomes tosses five touchdown passes as the Chiefs defeat the Eagles 42-30.
PHILADELPHIA — PHILADELPHIA — PHILADELPHIA — PHIL Andy Reid had a record-breaking homecoming with Patrick Mahomes, Tyreek Hill, and the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Chiefs trounced the Philadelphia Eagles 42-30 on Sunday, with Mahomes throwing five touchdown passes in three different ways, including three to Hill.
Reid returned to Philadelphia and led the Chiefs to their 100th win, making him the first coach in NFL history to win 100 games with two different clubs.
he leads the Eagles with 140 victories, the most in franchise history.
Reid, who was briefly hospitalised after last week’s loss to the Chargers, said, “The people here have been fantastic since I came here.”
“I had a cheesesteak and a lot of other things in my room, so it was nice to have a cheesesteak and a lot of other things.
It’s great to see you again.”
When asked if returning to Philadelphia made him emotional, Reid, who is generally stoic, joked, “I’m really okay.”
“Would you like “Do you want me to cry up here?”
Philadelphia (1-3) couldn’t keep up with Kansas City’s high-powered offence, as Jalen Hurts threw for 387 yards and two touchdowns.
Three touchdowns were wiped out by penalties, and the Eagles were forced to settle for field goals three times inside the red zone.
“You’re enraged because you’re 1-3, “Nick Sirianni, the Eagles‘ rookie coach, stated. “Stop inflicting self-inflicted wounds.”
After entering with a losing record for the first time since 2015, the two-time defending AFC champion Chiefs (2-2) ended a two-game losing slide.
On Kansas City’s first three possessions, Mahomes threw touchdown passes underhanded, overhanded, and shovelled one.
He threw for 278 yards and an interception on the Chiefs’ only possession without a touchdown.
Hill had 11 receptions for 186 yards on 11 catches.
Hill had 11 receptions for 186 yards on 11 catches.
For a 7-3 lead in the first quarter, Mahomes flipped a 1-yard TD pass underhanded to Clyde Edwards-Helaire.
Travis Kelce, according to Mahomes, planned the play with himself as the decoy.
The title of the play was revealed by Edwards-Helaire: “Tom and Jerry.”
“It’s a rare bunch of men when receivers come up to you and say, ‘If I do this, it’ll get someone else open,'” Mahomes said.
The Chiefs took a 14-10 lead as Mahomes delivered a 6-yard touchdown ball to Hill.
On first-and-20 from the 42-yard line, he threw a fantastic 32-yard ball to Hill, who made an amazing over-the-shoulder, fingertip catch near the sideline.
His 2-yard shovel pass to Jody Fortson with a minute left in the first half extended Kansas City’s advantage to 21-13.
Darrel Williams scored from one yard out to increase the advantage to 28-16, but the Eagles responded with a 7-yard touchdown run by Kenneth Gainwell to pull within 28-23.
Mahomes then hit Hill for touchdown touchdowns of 12 and 44 yards.
SETTLING
On the opening drive, Hurts passed for 56 yards on his first three throws, but he overthrew Zach Ertz in the end zone, forcing the Eagles to settle for a 29-yard field goal by Jake Elliott.
Hurts missed After a penalty on left tackle Andre Dillard for being ineligible downfield overturned a 6-yard touchdown pass to Dallas Goedert late in the second quarter, Greg Ward found himself wide open in the end zone.
Elliott connected on a 25-yard field goal.
In the third quarter, a 3-yard touchdown An offensive pass interference penalty on J.J. Arcega-Whiteside cancelled Hurts’ pass to Ertz. , instead, Elliott attempted a 31-yard field goal.
Later in the game, DeVonta Smith received a 34-yard touchdown pass but stepped out of bounds.
After that, they were unable to convert on fourth down.
TIME FOR DEVONTA
Smith caught seven catches for 122 yards, a career-high.
Smith, the Heisman Trophy winner in 2020 and the NFL’s 10th overall pick, with 115 yards receiving in the first three games.
BROTHERS KELCE
Travis Kelce, a three-time All-Pro tight end, is now 3-0 versus his older brother, three-time All-Pro centre Jason Kelce.
Travis only had four catches for 23 yards, but his acting abilities were on display when he waved his arms before the snap on Mahomes’ shovel TD pass like he didn’t know the play.
It’s all down to one.
Jason Kelce started for the 109th time in a row. He was the only starting offensive lineman from Philadelphia who played after the right tackle.
Due to a “personal” concern, Lane Johnson was scratched.
SHADY HAS RETURNED
The Eagles honoured LeSean McCoy after he announced his retirement on Friday.
From 2009 until 2014, McCoy started his professional career in Philadelphia, where he was the franchise’s all-time leading rusher for the first six seasons.
with 6,792 yards. McCoy was a two-time All-Pro, a six-time Pro Bowl selection, and a part of each of the past two Super Bowl-winning teams.
INJURIES
DEFENSE CHIEFS Inactives included Frank Clark (hamstring), Charvarius Ward (quad), and Rashad Fenton (concussion).
S. Eagles Rodney McLeod made his first appearance since tearing his ACL last December.
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