It was a slow start for the Kansas City Chiefs in their wild-card matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Chiefs scored zero points in the first quarter in what looked like a game that would be a defensive battle.
Then everything changed in the second quarter when star quarterback Patrick Mahomes got going. Mahomes piled up the offense in a hurry, putting up 21 points in the second quarter, and the Chiefs never looked back.
Mahomes threw 5 passing touchdowns in a span of 10:30, which is by far the fastest in an NFL playoff game, breaking Tom Brady’s feat of just under 25 minutes in 2011.
Patrick Mahomes threw 5 Pass TD in a span of 10:30 of game time. It's easily the fastest span in NFL postseason history.
The next fastest? Tom Brady did it in just under 25 minutes in 2011.
h/t @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/85KneA6ms0
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 17, 2022
Here are some highlights from the star quarterback’s performance last night.
Mahomes and Kelce reminding everyone how dangerous they are. #ChiefsKingdom #SuperWildCard
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📱: NFL app pic.twitter.com/qIBmMLG1Rb— NFL (@NFL) January 17, 2022
The shoulder fake and precision pass.@PatrickMahomes to @Pringle_Byron gives the Chiefs the lead! #ChiefsKingdom #SuperWIldCard
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📱: NFL app pic.twitter.com/FBYzeZ3jf5— NFL (@NFL) January 17, 2022
Mahomes goes underhand! #ChiefsKingdom #SuperWildCard
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Nick Allegretti BIG MAN TOUCHDOWN. #ChiefsKingdom
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Mahomes finished with an absurd stat line, throwing for over 400 yards with 5 touchdowns in what ended up being a blowout victory for the Chiefs.
Mahomes was the talk of the NFL world last night after his big performance followed an uncharacteristically slow start in the game.
From 1970-2017, the Chiefs had four playoff wins.
Patrick Mahomes has seven including a Super Bowl victory and two SB appearances.
Few players have ever altered their franchise so completely, so quickly
— Matt Verderame (@MattVerderame) January 17, 2022
Patrick Mahomes became just the 11th quarterback in NFL history (regular season and playoffs) to throw for 400+ yards, 5+ TDs and fewer than 10 incompletions last night.
He's the only player to ever do it in the playoffs.
— Matt McMullen (@KCChiefs_Matt) January 17, 2022
From the 10:35 mark in the second quarter (following the Steelers' defensive TD), Patrick Mahomes completed 24-of-27 passes for 359 yards and 5 TDs.
Pretty good!
— Matt McMullen (@KCChiefs_Matt) January 17, 2022
Well, the dam is broken. Patrick Mahomes is Mahomesing now.. blessings 🙏🏾
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) January 17, 2022
Patrick Mahomes you are special!!
— Nino (@qdiggs6) January 17, 2022
The Chiefs will have a much tougher matchup in the divisional round against the Buffalo Bills in a game between two of the top quarterbacks in the NFL.
Bills QB Josh Allen had himself a career game in their matchup against the New England Patriots, finishing a near-perfect game going without any punts and only scoring touchdowns in a 47-17 rout.
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About Reice Shipley
Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.