For regular humans you’d expect a drop off–maybe even a substantial drop off–in the quality of their play two weeks after dislocating a knee cap. Luckily for Pat Mahomes’ fantasy owners, no one has accused him of being human for quite some time.
Mahomes returned to the field to face the Titans on Sunday. Any thoughts of taking it easy or possibly trying to run the ball a little more so the reigning MVP could get his feet wet were out the window early as Mahomes threw the ball 50 times, completing 36. Mahomes totaled 446 yards through the air and added 3 touchdowns for good measure, peppering Tyreek Hill at an alarming rate and completing an astounding leaping pass to Mecole Hardman for a score that will be on highlight shows for years to come. In short, Mahomes is back and if you ever doubted him you should be ashamed of yourself.
Moving forward there’s little doubt Mahomes is a top 2 or 3 fantasy QB the rest of the way (Lamar Jackson also seems to be flirting with being super human, and Russell Wilson is a monster too), and only another injury is going to derail that.
The actual football side of things is not too encouraging for the Chiefs right now, as Ryan Tannehill (who is decidedly not super human) led an attack that carved their defense up like a Christmas ham on Sunday. It’s conceivable this will push Mahomes to do even more (if that’s possible) in the quest to secure Kansas City a playoff berth that we all assumed was a lock just a month ago.
The sky’s the limit for Pat Mahomes right now. If you’re facing him, cower in fear. If you’ve got him, enjoy the ride.
