Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes Branded ‘Aliens’ by Rams Coach Ahead of Their Game
Patrick Mahomes is having yet another season where he is in strong contention for MVP honors at the end of the season. Through 10 games, Mahomes has a league-high 3,265 passing yards and 28 touchdown passes, only nine touchdowns shy of his 2021 total. Despite losing Tyreek Hill in the off-season, Mahomes and the Chiefs have not slowed down, in fact, Mahomes has just increased his offense that flows through tight end Travis Kelce.
Ahead of their game against the defending champions, the Los Angeles Rams, defensive coordinator Raheem Morris shares his thoughts on facing the combination of Kelce and Mahomes.
He said, “They also have an alien at tight end. The rest of the guys are playing their butts off and they’re doing a nice job just from that standpoint. This team is extremely hard and difficult to prepare for and plan for.”
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He continued, “But you got to go out there and like every other week, stop the run. You got to go out there and lock down and take away what you want to take away in that particular play, limit those guys to explosives and have the ability to try to get the ball back.”
A closer look at Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in 2022
Going into the season, Patrick Mahomes and his men were ranked second behind the Buffalo Bills as favorites to win the Super Bowl. Over the course of the season, Chiefs have put on some incredible displays of football and have shown exactly why they are among the favorites to win.
So far this season, the connection between Kelce and Mahomes has just gotten better. In the absence of Hill, Mahomes has started utilizing Kelce a lot more, he is having a fantastic season of his own, ranking seventh in the NFL with 855 yards receiving on 69 receptions. He also leads the league with 11 touchdown catches and is on pace for his seventh straight 1,000-yard season – a remarkable feat for a tight end.
