The Kansas City Chiefs punched their ticket to the playoffs last night with a 19-17 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, but not all is going well for the defending Super Bowl champions.
The Chiefs’ offensive line has underperformed this season, and Patrick Mahomes has taken a beating in Kansas City’s last two games.
Mahomes was sacked five times in the Chiefs’ win over the Carolina Panthers in Week 12, and Las Vegas managed to bring him down four times on Black Friday.
Left tackle Wanya Morris has borne the brunt of criticisms from fans and pundits, and an NFL Next Gen Stats graphic from last night’s broadcast on Amazon Prime highlighted just how poorly he performed against the Raiders:
Per Next Gen Stats on their prime vision broadcast. Most pressures allowed by a #Chiefs left tackle in a single game since 2018.
1. Eric Fisher (2020) – 14
2. Wanya Morris (2023) – 12
3. Wanya Morris (Today) – 11 pic.twitter.com/ihNDWfaSSP— Nick Jacobs (@Jacobs71) November 30, 2024
Given Morris’ struggle to effectively block for Mahomes against Las Vegas, fans can expect newly-signed offensive lineman D.J. Humphries to take over the former Sooner’s starting spot when Kansas City faces off against the Las Angeles Chargers on December 8.
