September 22, 2024; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins (18) is tackled by Kansas Metropolis Chiefs defensive finish Felix throughout the first half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium ·Anudike Uzoma (97) hit and dropped the ball. Obligatory Credit score: Dale Zanine-Imagn Photographs ATLANTA — Patrick Mahomes accomplished 26 of 39 passes for 217 yards, two touchdowns and an interception because the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs beat the Atlanta Falcons 22-17 on Sunday night time.
Carson Steele ran for 72 yards to assist the Chiefs (3-0) win their third single recreation to start out the season. Rashee Rice had 12 catches for 110 yards and a landing.
Kirk Cousins accomplished 20 of 29 passes for 230 yards and a landing for Atlanta (1-2). He was additionally intercepted as soon as. Drake London caught six passes for a team-high 67 yards and a landing.
After trailing 13-14 at halftime, the Chiefs drove to the Falcons 1-yard line on the opening drive of the second half however have been pressured to accept a 21-yard achieve from Harrison Butker with 9:40 left within the third quarter. Shoot.
Mahomes then capped off an 11-play, 80-yard drive with a 13-yard scoring strike to JuJu Smith-Schuster with 1:16 left within the third quarter. , extending Kansas Metropolis’s result in 22-14. Butker missed the following further level try.
Younghoe Koo’s 54-yard discipline objective on the following possession minimize Atlanta’s deficit to 22-17 with 12:52 left.
The Falcons went on a 15-play, 83-yard drive after a Kansas Metropolis punt, however after two consecutive incompletions on the Chiefs 6-yard line, they failed to succeed in the tip zone and turned the ball over on downhill.
Atlanta held Kansas Metropolis inside 13 factors on its remaining drive of the sport when Bijan Robinson was stuffed for a lack of 3 yards on fourth-and-1 with 10 seconds left within the recreation. The ball was given again to the Chiefs at 51 seconds.
Cousins scored on a 14-yard run with 11:07 left within the first quarter, and Kansas Metropolis did not reply till Rice’s 13-yard landing catch with 8:45 left within the second quarter. Tied the rating at 7.
With 6 minutes and 37 seconds left within the first half, Robinson rushed into the tip zone from 1 yard out to assist the Falcons lead 14-7.
Within the remaining 2 minutes and 43 seconds of the half, Butker’s two discipline targets of 53 and 44 yards gave the visiting staff a 14-13 lead on the break.
—Jack Batten, Subject Degree Media
