While Kansas City’s offensive line has been an issue for much of the season, Patrick Mahomes had made a habit of escaping the pocket and making plays — either through the air or with his own feet.
On Monday, however, the Eagles continued to get to Mahomes and the Chiefs quarterback looked uncharacteristically frazzled.
It all came to a fore in Kansas City’s fourth drive of the second quarter as Mahomes was sacked on back-to-back plays, prompting former NFL quarterback turned ESPN commentator Dan Orlovsky to declare he had “never seen Patrick as unsettled” since the Super Bowl loss to Tampa Bay.
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Mahomes then proceeded to throw a pick-six in the face of more pressure from the Philadelphia front, with Chris Fowler describing it in commentary as a “nightmare” for the Chiefs.
Mahomes then threw another pick to gift Philadelphia prime field position and Jalen Hurts found A.J. Brown for another touchdown to put the Eagles ahead 24-0.
“This is an absolute beatdown,” Orlovksy said.
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