The Kansas City Chiefs were able to hang on and defeat the Carolina Panthers in Week 12, but not without another memorable drive led by Patrick Mahomes. Starting offensive guard Trey Smith spoke with reporters on Monday via Zoom about the offense’s mindset during those late game-winning moments.
“I just think the approach is pretty much the same. Just trying to be as
focused and (as) locked in at the moment, understanding what you need to do at your job and what’s required for your job in that situation. I think it requires elite focus to understand the task at hand.” said Smith. “You have a great operator in Patrick Mahomes who’s going to coordinate everyone and get everything finely tuned the way (that) we need it to be. At the end of the day, if we all can just focus on our single role, you know, playing together – football’s the ultimate team sport. If we all focus on our singular goal and objective, then we’ll be able to accomplish our goals and be successful.”
Smith praised Mahomes’ leadership in these moments. His 34-yard scramble on Sunday almost single-handedly set up Spencer Shrader’s game-winning field goal attempt. The offense continues to find ways to win games regardless of the lack of productivity compared to past seasons.