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Why Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes’ issues vs. Raiders aren’t something we’re used to seeing

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had one of the worst games of his career in Monday’s 20-14 home loss to the Las Vegas Raiders.

In this video, KC Star reporter Jesse Newell and Brett Taveau (author of the Chiefs book “Unpacking Greatness” and a longtime high school offensive coordinator) take a closer look at three Mahomes passes (and reads) where he didn’t look like himself.

A review of the film shows a rushed quarterback who appears to be letting the environment around him affect his play. And on Monday, that led to some missed simple reads and also plenty of frustration.

This story was originally published December 27, 2023 at 11:06 AM.

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Jesse Newell
The Kansas City Star
Jesse Newell covered the Chiefs for The Star until August 2025. He won an EPPY for best sports blog and previously was named top beat writer in his circulation by AP’s Sports Editors. His interest in sports analytics comes from his math teacher father, who handed out rulers to Trick-or-Treaters each year.
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