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First Quarter:

What immediately catches your attention, on the very first play from scrimmage: how fast the Auburn product, #55, Dee Ford, comes off his left defensive end position to tackle the ball-carrier as he reaches the line of scrimmage. In military tactics, they’d call it a “single envelopment”. He has to be picked up, or he can wreak havoc coming quickly off the left side. #10, Tyreek Hill, is dangerous as punt-returner. He also catches passes. He goes well to his left. Flanker reverse.

The Chiefs QB, Patrick Mahomes II, is “an athlete.” Agile. Mobile. Also, “cocky”. Makes contorted throws…and connects. Great eye-hand coordination. Great delivery, even sidearm. He’ll be much more mobile than Philip Rivers. Can Mahomes be unnerved? Unsettled? Must be pressured. If anything, he tends to throw low. Yet, he threw 50 TDs. However, he threw 12 interceptions (Three against Rams). Beware of his hard-count! Colts did not have much of a pass-rush. In my opinion, the key: Stop Mahomes!

TE, #87, Travis Kelce, is dangerous. He must be guarded. He has a way of getting open. Colts’ zone pass-defense could not stop him. Too many seams. Damien Williams is another weapon in their offensive arsenal. The Colts motto in the first quarter had to be: “Three-and-out.” I believe the game was over in the first quarter. The Colts looked unsettled. Out of sorts. Luck - he’s from Houston, TX – appeared cold. He had some passes batted down. Chiefs ran through Colts “like hot knife through butter”.

End of first quarter, Chiefs gained 185 yards; the Colts, 12 yds. Chiefs, 14; Colts, 0.