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Originally Posted by WhamBlock
It's really not at all surprising that you completely missed the point. The discussion was about pressure, and how pressure without sacks can impact the passing game. I haven't watched the game in months, and there indeed wasn't pressure on that INT, but my overall point is spot on, as supported by actual analysis of the film. I linked to this analysis, which concluded that "NE's pressure, and Mahomes' performance under pressure that night, was a large part of why NE won the game." He threw several incompletions (including one in the red zone on 3rd down with Kelce 1 on 1) and was forced to check down to very short completions as a result of the pressure.
Who do we trust here - some salty guy named "RollChiefsRoll" on ChiefsPlanet, or a guy whose job is to literally break down film?
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I concur the team did apply pressure on Mahomes in Oct. but it wasn't a ton.
The numbers:
PASS RUSH
DE Adrian Clayborn: two QB hits, two hurries
DE Trey Flowers: three hurries
LB Dont’a Hightower: QB hit, hurry
DT Adam Butler: QB hit, hurry
DE Deatrich Wise Jr.: two hurries
DT Lawrence Guy: hurry
LB Kyle Van Noy: hurry
DT Danny Shelton: hurry
FS Duron Harmon: hurry
— The Patriots generated pressure on just 44.7 percent of Mahomes’ dropbacks and didn’t record a single sack.
— Hightower, Flowers and Clayborn did bring pressure at opportune times. Hightower forced an interception and recorded a pick of his own that led to a Patriots touchdown. Flowers and Clayborn forced an incompletion on third-and-long.