Chiefs passed twice on 3rd-and-short vs. Miami. Why one worked and the other didn’t

Chiefs passed twice on 3rd-and-short vs. Miami. Why one worked and the other didn’t.

Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell and Brett Taveau — longtime high school offensive coordinator and author of Chiefs book “Unpacking Greatness” — look at the difference between two third-and-short passes for KC (one successful, one not) while detailing what went wrong for Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid on a failed pass vs. the Miami Dolphins. BY JESSE NEWELL.

The Kansas City Chiefs’ short-yardage offense was once again a significant topic of discussion following the team’s 21-14 victory over the Miami Dolphins. In this video, KC Star reporter Jesse Newell and Brett Taveau (author of the Chiefs book “Unpacking Greatness” and a longtime high school offensive coordinator) take a closer look at two KC third-and-short passes that had wildly different results. So why did Patrick Mahomes get one easy completion in these scenarios, with the other Andy Reid play call failing? The difference could be found in the details, with the Dolphins turning to this late-game curveball to make things tougher on the Chiefs.