Arrowheadlines: Tyler Boyd believes his injury was the reason the Bengals lost the AFC Championship Game
Chiefs headlines for Wednesday, May 31 Tyler Boyd, a veteran wide receiver, believes his injury was the reason the Bengals lost the AFC Championship Game to Kansas City in the second quarter of the 23-20 loss. He said he would have finished the game if he was at least 80% healthy and that he was the key factor in the team's loss. Patrick Mahomes, who won his second league MVP award and fifth straight AFC Championship appearance last year, should keep his red-hot pace up to top 2022's 5,250-yard, 41-touchdown passing performance. The Chiefs are looking to become the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champs since the Patriots in 2004-2005 and are coming off a 38-35 shootout win over the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. The Browns have hired Browns quarterback DeAndre Hopkins to represent him in the Browns' charity golf tournament.
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In his first day of offseason workouts, the veteran wide receiver met with reporters for the first time since the AFC championship loss to Kansas City, where he suffered a deep thigh bruise early in the second quarter of the 23-20 loss. Boyd said he would have finished the game if he was at least 80% healthy. He said what bothered him the most was the feeling that he let the team down. “Still to this day, I feel like if I would have played the whole game, I was the key factor,” Boyd said. “We would’ve won the game.” At the time of the injury, Boyd had two catches for 40 yards. He appeared to suffer the injury following a 24-yard completion. At the end of a big gain, Boyd’s left leg was caught beneath Kansas City safety Justin Reid as Reid made the tackle. When Boyd stood up following the play, he immediately favored his left leg.
Patrick Mahomes won his second league MVP award on the way to leading his Kansas City Chiefs to another Super Bowl title last year. He should keep that red-hot pace up, although it will be tough for him to top 2022’s 5,250-yard, 41-touchdown passing performance. While Mahomes didn’t experience a fall-off after top target Tyreek Hill was traded away last offseason, he did lose a few key pass-catchers from last year’s squad. Both JuJu Smith Schuster—who was responsible for 933 yards and three touchdowns on 78 receptions—and Mecole Hardman, who had a career-best 59-catch, 693-yard, two-touchdown campaign, exited in free agency. The team didn’t make any high-profile additions on the open market, but is instead hoping to see growth from young wideouts like Kadarius Toney and Skyy Moore when they step into more prominent roles. Second-round rookie Rashee Rice should also be in the mix due to his blend of size, speed and ball skills. Despite the inexperience in this receiving corps, Mahomes should have little issues maximizing their talents while also leaning on reliable tight end Travis Kelce heavily each week. Expect the 27-year-old to keep the Chiefs atop the list of Super Bowl favorites all year while posting his usual big numbers for as long as Kelce remains playing a superstar level.
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Will a familiar face keep the Chiefs offense afloat despite personnel changes? There’s no acclimation process here. Nagy has been here, done that, helping to develop Patrick Mahomes into the force that he is today before leaving to become Bears head coach in 2018. Nagy returned to Kansas City as quarterbacks coach last season and helped the Chiefs win another Super Bowl and Mahomes another MVP title. So, Nagy simply reclaims a familiar role following Eric Bieniemy’s departure to Washington. The challenge is further developing Mahomes’ young wide receivers and running backs, honing a run game in need of greater consistency to ease pressure on the quarterback. Wide receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster and Mecole Hardman left via free agency, as did left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. So Nagy and Andy Reid have some roles to redefine on the roster around their quarterback.
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2. The Chiefs are looking to become the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champs since the Patriots in 2004-2005. They’re coming off a 38-35 shootout win over the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, their second title in four seasons. 3. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is coming off his second NFL MVP award and fifth straight AFC Championship appearance. He’s also thrown at least 37 touchdowns in four of his five years as a starter.
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During a Browns charity golf tournament, Watson hinted that he’s informed Cleveland’s front office that he would like for the team to make a run at Hopkins. “That’s kind of out of my range of things,” Watson said. “All I can do is make a call and see what happens.” Hopkins had been representing himself but has hired Klutch Sports to represent him.
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