Last night, the New Orleans Saints marched to Arrowhead Stadium to handle the Kansas City Chiefs.
New Orleans wins the coin toss, and they choose to get the ball. Transforming a 3rd and one, the Saints had some momentum on their side. Regrettably Derek Carr would be obstructed on an errant throw-away ball.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes's capability to get away was the primary hazard heading into this video game. He showed that to be real on his very first drive, leading the group to a simple opening-drive goal.
The 2nd drive for the Saints would not end up much better than the very first, although it didn't end with an interception. Punter Matthew Hayball would make his very first look, as the offense would go 3 and out. Carr would yet once again have another errant toss, this time to an open Mason Tipton.
The next drives for the Chiefs would enter into the 2nd quarter. Simply like their very first one, Mahomes and the offense would go through the Saints defense like butter.
2nd Quarter
In a drive that began in the very first, the Saints' failure to sack the QB concerned haunt them in the 2nd. Gamers like Chase Young and Carl Granderson would get pressure, however would not have the ability to complete the task, with among the more painful minutes of the video game on a called-back goal pass.
Well, it appears that's all the group required, due to the fact that the defense got up and held Kansas City to 3 points. On their following drive, the New Orleans offense appeared to likewise have actually awakened when Derek Carr nailed pass receiver Rashid Shaheed on a 43-yard goal pass.
The Kansas City offense didn't lose much momentum. New Orleans almost required them to punt, with charges putting the Chiefs on a 2nd down with 34 backyards to go. On the third-down play, Mahomes struck tight end Travis Kelce on a crossing path, who would then lateral it to running back Samaje Perine for the very first down. That would be their most significant play of the drive as they were held to another field objective.
Regretfully, the Saints weren't able to duplicate the magic of their previous drive. Going three-and-out/after a brief drive, the offense would provide it right back to Patrick Mahomes.
This time, what harmed the Saints was more themselves instead of Mahomes. Novice cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry was exposed on a substantial gain by Chiefs WR JuJu-Smith Schuster. After that, Kansas City rode a wave of momentum to the red zone however be held another basket.
3rd Quarter
The Chiefs offense would start the 2nd half. Was a comparable story to their drives of the very first have, although this time the New Orleans defense held strong. They required the Chiefs to punt the ball for the very first time. This wanted an insufficient pass (planned for WR Xavier Worthy) saw some doubtful contact by cornerback Paulson Adebo.
