Patrick Mahomes leads Chiefs to 26-7 playoff win over Dolphins in near-record low temperatures
Mahom threw for 262 yards, found Rashee Rice eight times for 130 yards and a touchdown and made several daring runs for crucial first downs. Isiah Pacheco scampered across the frozen turf 89 yards for another score. And the Chiefs shut down a prolific Miami offense with a 26-7 victory in the wild-card round of the playoffs.Harrison Butker added four touchdowns for the reigning Super Bowl champions, who appear poised for another .
Pop star Taylor Swift was in attendance, coming to reunite with her boyfriend, Chiefs Travis Kelce.At least you could see from the closed suite. Most fans gathered outside in parkas, skis and snow pants, and the players huddled around heaters on the sidelines as if they were an oasis in the freezing cold. The National Weather Service even issued a warning for what it called both dangerously cold and weather that blanketed the Midwest.In fact, the cold may have made Mahomesand; the helmet is so fragile that a piece of the plastic shell was knocked off by an impact in the third quarter. When the officials saw the fist-sized hole, they forced Mahomes to get a spare helmet from the bench.andWe need to talk about where we keep the backup,and said Muhammad with a smile. andIt was as if frozen.andThe weather didn’t seem to bother Hill, who played in Kansas City for the first time since his old team traded him to Miami two years ago. The league and team’s leading rusher warmed up in a short-sleeve jersey, then torched a strong Chiefs defense and All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie on a long layup..
The Chiefs added another field goal in the third quarter, but it was still two possessions into the fourth quarter when the Dolphins appeared to force another field goal. But a late ticket to Christian Wilkins for roughing the passer on third down set up another series of downs for Kansas City, and Pacheco went into the end zone moments later to give the Chiefs a lead..