Next Gen Stats: A Patrick Mahomes TD pass Sunday was unlike any completion of his career
On Tuesday’s “Good Morning Football” show on the NFL Network, Peter Schrager took a closer look at Patrick Mahomes’ 38-yard touchdown pass to Darrel Williams in the Chiefs’ 41-14 win Sunday over the Raiders.
Schrager noted tight end Noah Gray was wide, wide open along the sideline. Instead, Mahomes threw a dime to Williams, who ran a wheel route and outfought the Raiders defender for the touchdown.
The NFL’s Next Gen Stats took a closer look at that particular touchdown pass.
Mahomes’ pass traveled 43.1 yards and Williams had 0.3 yards of separation from the defender. That is least amount of target separatiothe n on any completion in Mahomes’ career, the Next Gen Stats found.
So, while we didn’t know it at the time, this was unlike any pass completion in Mahomes’ career:
Mahomes’ throw was on the move, and the Next Gen Stats said he was running 12.7 mph when he released the ball.
“I was gonna scramble and then I just saw him at the last second. He probably saved a pick,” Mahomes told NBC’s Michele Tafoya after the game. “He always tells me he’s a receiving running back. I didn’t believe him, I guess I believe now.”
This is what Next Gen Stats shared.
That’s a cool visualization, right?
