Seven stats fans may have missed from Chiefs’ AFC Championship Game victory
The light snow that fell Monday morning in Kansas City likely covered the confetti that remained on the field at Arrowhead Stadium after the AFC Championship Game.
The confetti was part of a celebration following the Chiefs’ 35-24 win over the Tennessee Titans. There was no rush to clean it up, because the Chiefs’ next game is Super Bowl LIV in Miami.
Before looking too far ahead, here are seven stats you may have missed from Sunday’s game (from the Chiefs or shared on Twitter):
1. The Chiefs are the comeback kids ... in the first half:
2. Chiefs fans were nervous that a calf injury might keep defensive lineman Chris Jones out of the game. But he played and his impact was easy to see:
3. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes now has the Chiefs’ record for postseason touchdown passes:
11: Patrick Mahomes (4 games), 2017-19
9: Alex Smith (5 games), 2013-17
7: Len Dawson (8 games), 1962-75
6: Joe Montana (4 games), 1993-94
4. Mahomes, who is 24, is nearing an NFL record held by Hall of Famer Dan Marino:
5. A pair of current Chiefs are now among the top five in postseason receiving yards in Chiefs history:
589: Travis Kelce (8 games), 2013-19
481: Otis Taylor (7 games), 1965-75
363: J.J. Birden (8 games), 1990-94
303: Tyreek Hill (6 games), 2016-19
266: Keith Cash (6 games), 1992-96
6. Running back Damien Williams tied a couple of NFL greats with his ninth playoff touchdown:
7. Frank Clark sacked Ryan Tannehill and already is near the top of this Chiefs’ postseason chart:
6 1/2: Derrick Thomas (10 games), 1989-99
6 1/2: Neil Smith (9 games), 1988-96
5: Aaron Brown (6 games), 1966-7
4: Frank Clark (2 games), 2019
4: Justin Houston (7 games), 2011-19
3: Albert Lewis (6 games), 1983-93
This story was originally published January 20, 2020 at 11:46 AM.
