KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Patrick Mahomes settled in the pocket of a shotgun formation, he looked to his right, eyes briefly locking on wide receivers Marcus Kemp and Marquez Valdes-Scantling. He followed with an even quicker look to his left, spotting tight ends Noah Gray and Jody Fortson stationary on the end of the line of scrimmage.
Eighteen games into the season, the quartet had combined for all of 79 catches.
Yet here they stood, the crutches on which the Chiefs would lean their postseason aspirations in the third quarter of an AFC Championship Game.
