Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes explains how the Miami Dolphins’ inexperience showed up at the worst possible time on Sunday
The Miami Dolphins had a game within their grasp on Sunday afternoon against the Chiefs. But as Patrick Mahomes explains, the Dolphins’ inexperience showed up at the worst possible time.
The CBS broadcast of the Miami Dolphins‘ Week 3 contest against the Kansas City Chiefs had yet another incredible stat about just how little football this team has played. According to the production team, the Dolphins entered this season with fewer collective NFL starts than any team in the last 25 years.
It showed up at the worst possible time for the Dolphins. And not just in the way the team wasn’t ready to meet the moment in a close game against the heavyweight Chiefs. In a literal, physical deciding moment. Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes explained after the game how the Dolphins’ inexperience reared its head at the worst possible time.
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes explains how the Miami Dolphins’ inexperience showed up at the worst possible time on Sunday
“On the last play…you could tell they had some confusion. We got out of the huddle kind of quickly and snapped the ball. They were trying to figure out where to go to, so (TE Noah Gray) had the out route and I kind of gave the eyes to him. (RB Kenneth Walker) was underneath kind of holding that level, so then I just put it up. When you have a big tight end like that, he can make a big play and go up and get it.”
— Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes on the final touchdown vs. Miami Dolphins
The sequence affirms what you probably already know. When you reach the pivotal moments of the game, the team who can line up confidently and be prepared for the call is in the driver’s seat. We saw that on the final score for the Chiefs, who were able to make it a two-score game late. For the Dolphins to be ready for quick breaks of the huddle and have their coverage calls ironed out by formation, they need the one thing you can’t fake: more time.
The Dolphins defense needs reps. Just as the offense does. But it’s the kind of process that you ultimately can’t fake. You’ve got to go through those moments. The Miami Dolphins got a few big ones throughout the course of Sunday’s game. And now the hope has to be those painful lessons will have them better prepared for the next time a team jumps them with a quick break of the huddle and sudden snap of the football.
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