Following a three-point outing versus the Tennessee Titans in Week 7, claimed he stood before teammates and criticized himself for the offense's issues in recent weeks.
"You can just view the tape as well as recognize that I require to play better in order to have success," Mahomes stated Thursday,. "There were plays where men were open. There were plays where we had matchups down the field that I didn't strike that I generally would give those people chances to make plays.
"I have actually said something to them that I have actually reached be much better. At the same time, they have that frame of mind that they're going to attempt to construct me up. It's a point where you're not going to play your best game each and every single video game, and that's when you need to depend on your various other men to sort of action up as well as make plays for you."
Beyond last week's loser, the Kansas City Chiefs' offense continues to relocate the sphere with seeming convenience, yet turn overs have actually killed them. K.C.'s 17 giveaways this season are the most in the NFL as well as connected for second-most with seven games in franchise background-- its only period with even more with 7 games was 2012 (25 ), when the Chiefs finished 2-14 as well as subsequently hired Andy Reid.
Mahomes already has even more interceptions (9) and also overall giveaways (11) in 7 video games in 2021 than he carried out in 16 video games in either of the last two periods (2020: 6 INTs, 8 giveaways; 2019: 5 and also 7).
Mahomes contends least one INT in 6 straight video games (lengthiest touch of his NFL job). It's the first time he's tossed an INT in 6 successive video games because Sept. 29-Nov. 5, 2016 at Texas Tech (TTU went 2-4 in those six games). Mahomes has actually not had seven straight video games with an INT in his football occupation at the senior high school, university or NFL level.
Some of the INTs have clanged off receivers' hands. Others, protectors made wonderful plays. And also still, some were the item of Mahomes forcing enters covered locations.
"It's simply things that I've constantly reached work with, as well as I type of shed in some cases during the season as well as need to improve with," Mahomes stated of his play against Tennessee. "It's awaiting the pocket, servicing my footwork, staying on time, all that things like that.
"You see it kind of get me in certain games every single year, and also it's something I have to go back to as well as learn from and be far better at. There were times where I maybe can have tipped as well as discovered a soft place in the pocket where [instead] I type of got out of there and tried to make something happen. ... Whenever we do not get going as an offense, it's generally due to the fact that I'm doing little points like that."
With the defense struggling to make plays, the Chiefs' offense is under pressure to set up factors. Knowing that has actually brought about a few of Mahomes' forced passes, which has caused the turnovers.
Sitting at 3-4, there is still time for Mahomes and the Chiefs to right the ship. But it's obtaining late quickly in a competitive AFC.
The Chiefs have balanced 2.4 giveaways per game this period (most in NFL). No group has made the playoffs after balancing two-plus giveaways per game considering that the 2009 Cardinals (2.3) with Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner. No team has actually made the Super Bowl after averaging two-plus free gifts per video game given that the 2007 Giants (2.1 ), that beat the Patriots in SB XLII.
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