Mahomes on WR Great: Impacted complete offense

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rookie wide receiver Xavier Great scored a touchdown the first time he got the ball in an NFL game. He later scored yet every other within the fourth quarter, that one ending up because the game winner Thursday night.

But to quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the touchdowns weren’t Great’s greatest contributions to the Chiefs‘ 27-20 catch over the Baltimore Ravens. Mahomes said the quick rookie impacted the game merely alongside with his presence.

“Appropriate having him within the market, it factual opens up stuff,” Mahomes said. “You saw when he’s within the market, they’re enjoying shell coverages. Or no longer it’s getting guys admire[[Travis Kelce]and or no longer it’s getting guys admire[[Rashee Rice]commence below, and that is the reason what’s so colossal about this offense, is we’re in a direct to abet out all of that, and that is the reason after we’re at our absolute most real looking.”

Great caught factual two passes, including one for a 35-yard touchdown from Mahomes within the absolute most real looking duration. He scored the Chiefs’ first touchdown on a reverse from 21 yards out.

The Ravens had been concerned ample relating to the slouch of Great, who ran a scouting combine file of 4.21 seconds within the 40-yard trail, that Rice had a mountainous game with seven catches and 103 yards. The Chiefs’ two top tight ends, Kelce and Noah Gray, mixed for six catches and 71 yards.

The Chiefs performed without their mountainous offseason free agent addition, wide receiver Marquise Brown, who uncared for the game with a dislocated shoulder nonetheless must peaceful return early within the season.

“When we receive Hollywood within the market, or no longer it’d be complex for defenses to mediate who they favor to quilt,” Mahomes said.

Great also ran the reverse at some point soon of a preseason game. That point, he fumbled. But he said he advised offensive coordinator Matt Nagy on the Chiefs’ Thursday morning walkthrough that he would ranking a touchdown on the play within the event that they called it in opposition to the Ravens.

That’s surely one of the most issues the Chiefs absorb said they admire about Great — that mountainous moments are no longer too mountainous for him.

“I in actuality feel admire nerves are no longer in actuality a ingredient for me,” Great said. “I in actuality feel admire I come in, and or no longer it’s factual admire being barely of 1 again, enjoying within the backyard.”

Great did receive indignant ample after his first touchdown that he forgot to retrieve the ball to tackle it as a memento. Mahomes bailed him out by retrieving it himself.

“He’s so frigid, peaceful and light the total time,” Mahomes said. “You by no formula even search for the joy on him, nonetheless he goes within the market and makes plays. Clearly, we favor to proceed to employ him increasingly, nonetheless I believed he had a colossal day this day, making mountainous plays and mountainous moments.”