SportsBeat KC podcast: The Chiefs never win this way. They did Monday in Buffalo

The Chiefs, a power running team? It looked that way in their 26-17 victory at Buffalo on Monday. For the first time in the Patrick Mahomes era the Chiefs gained more yards on the ground (245) than through the air (211). And it happened despite some shuffling on the offensive line.

The triumph was the topic on a postgame SportsBeat Live on Monday with writers Sam Mellinger, Vahe Gregorian and Sam McDowell with host Blair Kerkhoff. We’ll hear part of the conversation on today’s episode of the SportsBeat KC podcast.

Before that, we’ll hear from Patrick Mahomes and Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Both players had big games, with Mahomes throwing a pair of touchdown passes to Travis Kelce and Edwards-Helaire rushing for 161 yards, matching the third most by a Chiefs rookie running back.

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This story was originally published October 20, 2020 at 9:09 AM.

Blair Kerkhoff

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Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.