<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3kEdCB_0wDZednE00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3kEdCB_0wDZednE00" width="1210" height="806" ></figure><h2>The latest</h2><blockquote>Brady might be the GOAT, but when it comes to the clutch gene, Mahomes is right there with him. Both QBs are known for their ability to close out games in the fourth quarter, both in the regular season and the postseason. Just look at the data, courtesy of FOX Sports research.Fourth-quarter comebacks: Mahomes not only has the best record in NFL history (13-10) when entering the fourth quarter trailing, he’s the only quarterback with a winning record in that situation (minimum 10 games). However, Brady’s total of 31 regular season wins entering the fourth quarter when trailing is the most in NFL history. Even more impressive, Brady has 19 regular-season wins when trailing with two minutes left, the second-most of any QB since 2000. He has three two-minute comebacks in the playoffs, the most since 2000.Late touchdowns: Mahomes has eight touchdown drives in the playoffs when trailing at any point. That’s tied for seventh since 2000 and the third-most among active QBs (Russell Wilson has 13, Aaron Rodgers has 11). He also has six TD passes in the playoffs when trailing at any point in the fourth quarter, third-most among active QBs (Rodgers has eight, Wilson has seven).What’s changed the most for your team since the Super Bowl?Taylor: The Chiefs have had to adjust on the fly because of several key injuries on offense, most notably at wide receiver. Rashee Rice and veteran newcomer Marquise Brown were supposed to be the top receiving options, alongside Kelce, but they might not play another snap this season. The Chiefs are again leaning on wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, now in his third stint with the team. Mahomes also is expected to target speedy rookie receiver Xavier Worthy more as the season progresses, starting Sunday against the 49ers.The other big change is the player who is responsible for protecting Mahomes’ blind side. In Super Bowl LVIII, the Chiefs’ left tackle was Donovan Smith, a nine-year veteran who hasn’t played since that night. Wanya Morris, a second-year player, is the Chiefs’ starting left tackle, having replaced rookie Kingsley Suamataia just two games into the season.Kansas City Chiefs: The 5-0 Chiefs barely have a better scoring margin (+33) than the 3-3 49ers (+32), whom they play in California on Sunday. I think this could be the wake-up call.Niners get massive Super Bowl revengeA quick glance at the USA TODAY NFL staff’s Week 7 picks indicates that I’m the lone individual brave enough to pick the San Francisco 49ers to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs in America’s “Game of the Week” on FOX. I predicted that the Niners would win by a score of 23-21, essentially saying they will cover the spread. Going against Andy Reid’s team when it’s coming off a bye is pretty bold to begin with. But saying that the Niners, without Christian McCaffrey, are going to “blow out” the Chiefs is certifiably bold. San Francisco hands the Chiefs their first loss of the season and exacts a smidge of revenge from February’s Super Bowl loss with a final margin of at least 10 points.Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers (-1)Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET (Fox, fubo try for free)This is a big game for both teams, the Super Bowl rematch. The Chiefs are coming off a bye, while the 49ers played last Thursday so it negates it some. The 49ers have been struggling on defense, which isn’t a good thing against Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs are playing well on defense. That carries over as they win a tough road game. Pick: Chiefs 27, 49ers 23</blockquote><h2>Around the NFL</h2><blockquote>Amazon Prime’s broadcast slipped below 10 million for the first time this season, at 9.81 million.It still outperformed last year’s Week 7 Jaguars-Saints game on TNF, which attracted 9.79 million viewers. And the NFL game easily beat postseason baseball.Really, the numbers for Broncos-Saints could have been much worse. Despite Sean Payton’s return to New Orleans, the game was a stinker — thanks in large part to the fact that the Saints were and are banged up.“Yeah, [we’ve been] getting on the same page after practice, throwing more than usual because this is his first start,” Pickens said when asked whether he has been working with Wilson extra during practice this week.But half an hour before Pickens’ interview, Tomlin declined to reveal anything about the plan when asked whether he was ready to name a starter.“I am, but I’m just going to keep that in house,” Tomlin said. “But I thought [Wilson] was sharp. I thought Justin [Fields] was sharp as well. I thought we had a highly productive week from both guys and from the unit as a whole.”</blockquote><h2>In case you missed it on Arrowhead Pride</h2><blockquote>BullsRunning back Kareem Hunt and wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster: What’s old is new again! The retro version of the Kansas City offense is back in style with the league-leading rusher from 2017 and the team’s leading wide receiver from 2022’s championship season. It was remarkable that in 2024, the team could sign both players off the street — and then have each of them gain at least 100 yards in the same game. In Week 5, they led the Chiefs’ offense to victory like it was the old days. Hunt scored a touchdown and Smith-Schuster had a 50-yard catch-and-run. If head coach Andy Reid is telling the truth, both should continue to contribute. With 27 carries against the New Orleans Saints, Hunt had the most carries of any Kansas City running back since... well, Kareem Hunt (29) in Week 16 of 2017. He’s now the “hot hand” in a pretty efficient running game. Meanwhile, Smith-Schuster is helping to fill the gap left by Rashee Rice’s injury — at least until the team (maybe) trades for another receiver. Now that Davante Adams and Amari Cooper are off to new teams, the market may be thin enough that he’ll continue his comeback — assuming he’s healthy enough on Sunday.</blockquote><h2>Social media to make you think</h2><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center">Sack Nation's selfless CEO <a href="https://t.co/3JlrFdaDaN">pic.twitter.com/3JlrFdaDaN</a>— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chiefs/status/1847353842712666446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><h2>Follow Arrowhead Pride on Social Media</h2><ul><li>Facebook: Click here to like our page</li><li>AP Instagram: Follow @ArrowheadPride</li><li>AP on X: Follow @ArrowheadPride</li><li>Sports Radio 810 on X: Follow @SportsRadio810</li></ul></div></body>

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Brady might be the GOAT, but when it comes to the clutch gene, Mahomes is right there with him. Both QBs are known for their ability to close out games in the fourth quarter, both in the regular season and the postseason. Just look at the data, courtesy of FOX Sports research.