Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy shared his thoughts on Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce’s game-sealing connection to win last Sunday night. It also addressed Mahomes’ ability to problem-solve during a play.
“You feel good about it because he has a history of doing those things in his career in big-time moments,” said Nagy. “That’s the other thing is; it’s usually not when you’re down 20 when he makes a play like that. It’s usually a critical moment that he makes that play; that’s who he is. We want to feel good when we put in a play, and do we like it? On top of that, when do we call that play? If we all feel good as players and coaches, we have to react to whatever they do.”
Mahomes found Kelce for the first down in a broken play to set up the eventual game-winning field goal attempt with no time on the clock.
“In that case, they dropped eight and played zone difficult for that play we called, but it still worked. And so if you’re a defensive coordinator and you see that, I’m sure there’s some frustration, but that’s Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes making a play in a big moment to win us a game,” said Nagy. “For us as coaches, there’s a balance, and there’s also a trust in them knowing that if that throw wasn’t there to Travis, We feel good that Pat’s going to make the right decision and not make a poor decision, and that’s important.”
Mahomes has made many highlight improvised plays, relying on Kelce’s instincts to create these moments. The duo will forever be linked in league history for their efficiency and longevity in winning big games.
