KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The deficit was 14, soon to be 17, and as Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes shook his head and then jogged to the sideline, he thought of a strategy.
On many occasions, Mahomes sits alongside offensive coaches on the bench, where together they analyze the finer points of coverages, pass protections and their potential responses to them.
But Mahomes deviated from that routine Monday night, and instead he walked down the sideline for a chat with five teammates: left tackle Orlando Brown, left guard Joe Thuney, center Creed Humphrey, right guard Nick Allegretti and right tackle Andrew Wylie.
