The Kansas City Chiefs have not been nearly as dominant on the offensive side of the ball this season as they were in previous years. But as they head into the playoffs, Patrick Mahomes is confident and thinks that the team has a secret weapon on their side: experience.
As Patrick Mahomes explained in a recent press conference, while the team has obviously not been as dominant this season as it has in previous years offensively, he thinks the team’s experience in close games and having to win in many different types of situations this season will help them as they face must-win games in the playoffs.
“We play in a lot of big games, playing games on short rest, we play in night games, whatever it is,” Mahomes said according to Pro Football Talk. “I think just having that experience is going to help us. Having those games where not everything is going your way, and you have to find a way to pull through and get a win. A lot of guys on this team have done that.
“The step up that you always see going into the playoffs, it will be a step up, but I think we can make it even a little bit smaller because we’ve been in games like this. Just being able to rely on our experiences and go out there and be the best team we can be and play our best football and see what happens.”
Obviously, for most players, this experience isn’t just limited to this year as the team has made deep runs in the playoffs each of the past few seasons. We’ll have to see whether or not this experience does turn out to be the secret weapon that Mahomes seems to think that it will be.
