Post by Purple Pain on Nov 4, 2019 11:25:01 GMT -6
Even without quarterback and reigning NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs stung the Vikings for four plays of 30 yards or more, including a 91-yard Damien Williams touchdown run and three strikes to Tyreek Hill against Trae Waynes that went for 111 yards and a score. Backup quarterback Matt Moore hit Hill for 41 yards in the fourth quarter, on a play coach Mike Zimmer said he thought Waynes should have stopped, to set up the game-tying field goal.
Moore came back with a 17-yard strike on second-and-21 to tight end Travis Kelce on the Chiefs’ final drive alive, then found Hill for 13 yards on a quick throw against a seven-man blitz to set up Harrison Butker’s 44-yard, game-winning kick as time expired. The only time the Vikings saw Mahomes all day was when he sprinted onto the field in street clothes to congratulate Butker on a kick that found its way through the uprights even though defensive end Danielle Hunter slightly tipped it.
“Entire team win,” said Moore, who went 25-for-35. “We needed to win at home, and we found a way to pull it out. Amazing.”
Cousins hit only 19 of his 38 passes, misfiring on three throws to start the game and launching a downfield throw that went off Stefon Diggs’ fingertips in the first quarter. Diggs caught only one pass and the Vikings, playing without injured Adam Thielen for most of the day and unable to establish their running game, went three-and-out twice after taking the lead on Cousins’ 3-yard touchdown throw to tight end Kyle Rudolph with 10:59 left.
“I mean, it’s a great opportunity,” said Cousins, who threw three touchdown passes. “I don’t know if you feel like the game is yours [at that point], but you have a great opportunity to make it yours and go do something. So that was one of the disappointments, to not do more on those final two drives.”
Williams’ touchdown, perhaps the most shocking moment of the day two plays after punter Britton Colquitt had pinned the Chiefs at their own 3, pulled Kansas City out of a six-point hole in the third quarter after Williams took advantage of a gaping cutback lane. He eluded tackle attempts from Anthony Harris and Harrison Smith, racing to the end zone alongside Hill, who clocked a top speed of 22.6 mph (according to NFL Next Gen Stats) while escorting Williams to the goal line.
“We misfit it a little bit,” Zimmer said. “We had a pressure coming off the outside; we got out of line and missed tackles.”
Smith’s explanation was even more blunt and less printable in its original form as he said the team messed up. “That’s about it.”
Moore came back with a 17-yard strike on second-and-21 to tight end Travis Kelce on the Chiefs’ final drive alive, then found Hill for 13 yards on a quick throw against a seven-man blitz to set up Harrison Butker’s 44-yard, game-winning kick as time expired. The only time the Vikings saw Mahomes all day was when he sprinted onto the field in street clothes to congratulate Butker on a kick that found its way through the uprights even though defensive end Danielle Hunter slightly tipped it.
“Entire team win,” said Moore, who went 25-for-35. “We needed to win at home, and we found a way to pull it out. Amazing.”
Cousins hit only 19 of his 38 passes, misfiring on three throws to start the game and launching a downfield throw that went off Stefon Diggs’ fingertips in the first quarter. Diggs caught only one pass and the Vikings, playing without injured Adam Thielen for most of the day and unable to establish their running game, went three-and-out twice after taking the lead on Cousins’ 3-yard touchdown throw to tight end Kyle Rudolph with 10:59 left.
“I mean, it’s a great opportunity,” said Cousins, who threw three touchdown passes. “I don’t know if you feel like the game is yours [at that point], but you have a great opportunity to make it yours and go do something. So that was one of the disappointments, to not do more on those final two drives.”
Williams’ touchdown, perhaps the most shocking moment of the day two plays after punter Britton Colquitt had pinned the Chiefs at their own 3, pulled Kansas City out of a six-point hole in the third quarter after Williams took advantage of a gaping cutback lane. He eluded tackle attempts from Anthony Harris and Harrison Smith, racing to the end zone alongside Hill, who clocked a top speed of 22.6 mph (according to NFL Next Gen Stats) while escorting Williams to the goal line.
“We misfit it a little bit,” Zimmer said. “We had a pressure coming off the outside; we got out of line and missed tackles.”
Smith’s explanation was even more blunt and less printable in its original form as he said the team messed up. “That’s about it.”
... and neither is this Chris guy.