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Chiefs fans react to Patrick Mahomes’ epic fourth-quarter run vs. Panthers

See what football fans and pundits on Twitter had to say about Patrick Mahomes epic fourth quarter run in the #Chiefs’ win over the #Panthers.

The Kansas City Chiefs nearly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in their Week 12 matchup against the Carolina Panthers.

However, a marvelous scramble by reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes ensured that the Chiefs would be able to kick a chip-shot field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter to seal their tenth regular season victory.

The 33-yard run by Mahomes got Kansas City to Carolina’s 22-yard line with less than a minute remaining in the game and the score tied at 27 points.

If it weren’t for Mahomes’ clutch scramble, the Panthers may have been able to stymie the Chiefs’ offense and win the game in overtime.

Fans in Kansas City and football pundits were thrilled to see Mahomes step up when the Chiefs needed him most and took to Twitter to express their excitement about his game-changing play.

See some of the top reactions to Mahomes’ outstanding fourth-quarter run against Carolina:

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Patrick Mahomes, Rashee Rice among NFL’s best players in the fourth quarter

#Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Rashee Rice are among the NFL’s best players in the fourth quarter, according to Pro Football Focus.

The Kansas City Chiefs have relied on Patrick Mahomes to deliver in clutch situations since he took over as the team’s starting quarterback in 2018, and in a season that has seen dysfunction with their offense dominate headlines, the reigning MVP has continued his stellar play late in games.

According to Pro Football Focus’ metrics, Mahomes and rookie wide receiver Rashee Rice are the NFL’s third and fourth-best players in fourth quarters, which bodes well for Kansas City’s chances of competing in January’s AFC playoffs.

While it is hard to quantify a player’s contributions in crunch time, PFF’s grades are a decent way to grade their effectiveness in key moments. Mahomes’ ability to make big plays happen when the Chiefs need them most is well-documented, but Rice’s inclusion on PFF’s list is a welcome sign for fans who have yearned for Kansas City’s receiving corps to get back on track in 2023.

Expect Mahomes to continue looking to Rice in key moments through the rest of the regular season as the Chiefs fight for a better position in the AFC playoff standings.

Biggest plays from the Packers’ incredible fourth quarter comeback vs. Saints

The Packers erased a 17-0 deficit, scoring 18 straight points to stun the Saints on Sunday. Here’s how it happened in the fourth quarter.

The Green Bay Packers outscored the New Orleans Saints 18-0 in the fourth quarter, creating a stunning 18-17 win and improving Matt LaFleur’s team to 2-1 after three weeks despite not having Aaron Jones, Christian Watson, David Bakhtiari, Elgton Jenkins and Jaire Alexander on Sunday at Lambeau Field.

The first three quarters were misery. But in Jordan Love’s first career start in Green Bay, the Packers caught fire and eventually knocked the Saints from the ranks of the unbeaten.

While the comeback happened in the fourth quarter, the Packers’ final drive of the third quarter built some confidence. Love hit Luke Musgrave and Patrick Taylor for a a pair of third-down conversions, but the drive failed on a turnover on downs inside the Saints’ red zone. Once the Packers got the ball back, the offense started rolling, and they never stopped.

Here are all the biggest plays that made the comeback happen:

Shane Buechele leads Chiefs to fourth-quarter comeback win over 49ers

Undrafted rookie Shane Buechele came up big for Kansas City during #Chiefs’ preseason tilt with the #49ers | from @TheJohnDillon

With the Kansas City Chiefs’ stars seeing little to no playing time in Saturday’s exhibition, the backups had a chance to shine in the team’s win over the 49ers. The preseason always presents opportunities for new and first-year players to carve out roles for themselves on their respective teams, and none for Kansas City proved he should be rostered more than fourth-string quarterback Shane Buechele.

A Texas native, formerly of the Texas Longhorns and SMU Mustangs, Buechele led a fourth-quarter comeback in San Francisco. He posted the most efficient stat line of Chiefs’ passers and made decisive plays happen with his feet. Undrafted in April, Buechele hasn’t been talked about much in the training camp process, but the rookie looked like he belonged in the two quarters he played Saturday.

Looking a bit uneasy in his first professional post-game press conference, perhaps surprised to find himself as the star of his first NFL action, Buechele told reporters his performance came down to the preparation put in during practices in previous weeks.

“We do those situations in practice,” Buechele said of the two-minute drill, “I felt prepared, I was ready, and my teammates did a great job of helping me drive down the field, and happily we got a touchdown.”

Buechele kept a level head when talking to the media, but was noticeably excited after his game-winning performance. Though the way he spoke belied his rookie status, his relief and sense of accomplishment were palpable while he was at the rostrum.

“It was cool,” Buechele said after winning his first NFL game, “Like I said, we work for these situations and a bunch of NFL games are tight at the end, you know we’re going to have to do one of these situations eventually, so we work these situations in practice and thankfully we were able to be prepared for that moment.”

Reporters asked whether it was his intention to score the final touchdown on a run to seal the victory, which Buechele was quick to deny.

“Definitely not,” Buechele said, “I wanted Gore to punch it in, but with the read that happened, the end bit, there was a scraper, and I was able to get inside of him, so it was just the way it happened.”

Regardless of intent, Buechele is sure to be pleased with his performance in the first preseason game. Ever the professional, though, he deflected any of the media’s adulation post-game to draw attention to his teammates.

“It was pretty cool, coming back to the sideline and them being happy for me, and just being happy for us as a team,” he explained. “Being able to get our first win of the season, you know its preseason, but we want to win every game, so it’s just exciting to come into an away game, its hard to win in general, so I was just happy to get a win.”

With two more exhibitions on the schedule, Buechele is likely to get more reps in the coming weeks. The competition between Buechele and Anthony Gordon looks like a dead heat after Saturday’s game, but with this performance in the books and more potential excitement on the horizon, Buechele could prove to be the third-string quarterback for Kansas City when the regular season begins.

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Seahawks QB Russell Wilson: ‘I thought we were going to win it’

Seahawks QB Russell Wilson believed whole-heartedly Seattle was going to beat Greeb Bay when the team rallied back in the fourth quarter.

The Seattle Seahawks wrapped up their 2019 season with a loss to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC’s divisional round of the playoffs. With a chance to come back in the fourth quarter – like so many other games this year – the Seahawks finally fell short.

However, quarterback Russell Wilson never doubted for a second that the Seahawks would find a way to rally and earn the victory.

“Five minutes left, getting the ball back, thought the game was going to be over, I thought we were going to win it,” Wilson said after the loss. “I think everybody in the stadium and I think everybody watching it felt like that, too. Thatā€™s the good thing about us, itā€™s never over. Thatā€™s the thing we bring to the table. Itā€™s never over.”

But Sunday afternoon, Wilson’s winning mentality wasn’t enough to get the job done and Seattle’s season was finally, well, over. The Seahawks returned home to Seattle and will clean out their lockers Monday afternoon before breaking for the offseason.

“We had a couple missed cues here and there on that last drive and it didnā€™t go the way we wanted it to,” Wilson conceded. “We played a great football team out there. They have a lot of great players. We battled, we battled, we battled. The thing about the first half, it didnā€™t go the way we wanted it to, obviously. We have to play better there. But what we did in the second half, pretty special.”

As far as Wilson is concerned, the 2020 NFL season starts now and he’s ready to hit the ground running.

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The Texans have been clutch in close games in 2019

The Houston Texans have been excellent in one-score games in 2019, such to the point if the standings were flipped, they would be 5-10 on the year.

How good have the Houston Texans been in close games in 2019? So good that if their record were flipped in one-score games, they would be at 5-10 as opposed to 10-5 with the AFC South title in hand.

According to Reddit user, Comme-Des-Filles, who rearranged the standings for both the AFC and NFC based on all 32 teams’ records in close games, the Texans would be the fourth-worst team in the conference.

The Texans have gone 8-3 in one-score games this season.

What the flip in standings prove is that the Texans have done an excellent job of winning close games. Quarterback Deshaun Watson is tied with Josh Allen and Russell Wilson for the most game-winning drives in the NFL with five. He is also tied with Gardner Minshew for the fourth-most fourth quarter comebacks in the league with three.

For the Texans, it is encouraging to know that they have had fortune on their side in winning close ballgames. However, in the playoffs, executing comebacks isn’t as likely as it is in the regular season. Houston will have to start faster in postseason games, a problem they have had all season long.