Dak Prescott vs.
A week after throwing for just 166 yards during a 13-7 win against the Green Bay Packers — the fewest in a game he started and finished — Mahomes threw for 406 yards and five touchdown passes with no interceptions in a 41-14 win against the Las Vegas Raiders.
“I’m aware of the numbers as far as the turnovers, takeaways, but I think just like anything in our game, the last game, he’s AFC offensive player of the week,” McCarthy said of Mahomes.
He can do all of the things that you need to do as a quarterback to be successful.
Mahomes: Mahomes is one of two voices in the Chiefs’ locker room that everyone listens to, with safety Tyrann Mathieu being the other.
“I thought off the field what Dak does so well is the relationships he has with every single person in that locker room and in that building,” White said last week.
The pass wasn’t an interception but it was incomplete and a display of how Mahomes was having trouble taming his instincts to go for a big play at a time when a 15-yard gain would have been a victory.
Mahomes has talked multiple times this season about reviewing his decision-making process and making changes, but only recently have the results been showing.
Prescott is averaging 8.2 yards per attempt, which would be the second-most of his career, and is completing 70.3% of his passes, which would be a career best.
The point I’m making with his completion percentage, I think it shows you the type of player he is and just the kind of year he is having.
He heaved a touchdown pass to Tyreek Hill in a 2018 preseason game that travelled 69 yards in the air.
He uses a variety of arm slots to complete passes, including side-armed to avoid a pass-rusher who was in the traditional passing lane.
Prescott: When folks talk about Prescott, arm strength is usually not among the first qualities that is listed, but he has a strong arm and can make all of the necessary throws.
While the big play was back, Hill noted the big receiving game by running back Darrel Williams and said it was the shorter throws that made the offense work.
He was cleared for the offseason program but during the first week of training camp, he suffered a strained right latissimus that took him off the field for 10 practices and all of the preseason games.
His return to action against Denver did not go well, but he looked like himself last week against the Falcons, completing 77% of his passes.
You can see that by the way he played in college and he can make a lot of big-time throws.
He never believes he’s out of the game, thinks he can make every throw,” Prescott said.