KANSAS CITY, Mo.– Referee Tony Corrente stated Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was “being managed quite a bit” as the factor that a crucial play in Mondays video game versus the New England Patriots was ruled a sack and not a fumble.
The Chiefs went on to win 26-10, however the play took place at a point in the 2nd quarter when the video game was still in doubt. Kansas City led 6-3 at the time.
The judgment permitted the Chiefs to punt from their own 35 with less than six minutes left in the half, instead of having the Patriots occupy deep in Kansas Citys end of the field. Replays revealed that Mahomes lost the ball before going to the ground.
” As he was being managed, other players were being available in at him,” Corrente stated of Mahomes. “And so, with those other gamers bearing down on him, a quarterback is thought about in the grasp, and his forward progress is thought about stopped when I feel as though the gamers safety is being endangered.
” And that held true in this circumstances. Rather than permit him to get hit by a second and third player, we shut it down and considered it forward advance at that point.”
2 RelatedNew England was unable to challenge the judgment that Mahomes forward progress was stopped.
” He called forward development, and he was down,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick stated. “You cant challenge that.”
Mahomes stated he heard an early whistle during the play, which led him to think that the play would be ruled a sack and not a fumble.
Mahomes and the Chiefs werent sharp offensively till later in the game. The quarterback stated the postponement of the video game from Sunday to Monday after each group had a favorable COVID-19 test may have had a result. The Chiefs, like the Patriots, were disallowed from their facility on Saturday.
” You can still find methods to enjoy film and discover ways [to] do pack like that, but its certainly something that we are unprepared for,” Mahomes stated. “I didnt do enough since we didnt execute at a high adequate level, wasnt able to find the guys, didnt play excellent football. I thought I did whatever I could to remain in tune with the video game.
” Hopefully if this emerges once again– which hopefully it does not– Ill be able to do much better.”
Mahomes and the Chiefs werent sharp offensively till later in the video game. The quarterback stated the post ponement of the game from Sunday to Monday after each team had a positive COVID-19 test might have had an impact. The Chiefs, like the Patriots, were barred from their facility on Saturday.
“I didnt do enough because we didnt carry out at a high adequate level, wasnt able to discover the guys, didnt play very great football.
