Next Gen Stats reveal remarkable feats Sunday by Chiefs’ Frank Clark, Mecole Hardman
There was no one turning point in the Chiefs’ 51-31 win Sunday over the Houston Texas.
Daniel Sorensen stuffed a would-be fake punt by the Texans, Patrick Mahomes kept throwing touchdown passes and the Chiefs forced a fumble on a kickoff return.
But the first spark came on Mecole Hardman’s 58-yard kickoff return after the Chiefs had fallen behind 24-0 in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium.
The NFL’s Next Gen Stats showed Hardman reached a top speed of 21.85 mph on the return and said no NFL ball carrier has had more touches that topped 21.5 mph than Hardman.
That’s a cool graphic, right? Here’s another one showing how far Chiefs defensive lineman Frank Clark traveled in pursuit of Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson (42.2 yards!):
Here is the sack:
Cynthia Frelund of the NFL Network shared some other Next Gen stats from the game:
