Did The Colts Show The Rest Of The NFL How To Defend Patrick Mahomes?
They had success with one style of defense in particular
The Chiefs 25-point streak is over. Their 13 on Sunday are the fewest points scored in a game that Patrick Mahomes has started in his career. pic.twitter.com/rGTVozANYz
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 7, 2019
In Week 5, Patrick Mahomes struggled against man coverage and dominated zone coverage and the Chiefs managed just 13 points in a surprising home loss to the Colts.
Mahomes excelled vs the Colts defense when they played their usual zone coverage, but struggled facing their man coverage without his top 2 WR Tyreek Hill and Sammy Watkins.
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) October 7, 2019
Mahomes vs IND:
8-9, 115 yards, TD vs zone coverage (12.8 YPA)
12-28, 186 yards vs man coverage (6.6 YPA)
Indy’s game plan was designed to feature man coverage, which was a deviation from their usual scheme.
The @Colts held the Chiefs to 13 points on #SNF, the first game in Patrick Mahomes' career where KC scored fewer than 26 points.
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) October 7, 2019
Credit Defensive Coordinator Matt Eberflus for changing his scheme to a man-heavy defense for the first game in his career with the Colts, per @PFF. pic.twitter.com/DH2NC1QvaZ
It will be interesting to see if the red-hot Texans adopt a similar strategy in Week 6. Find out all the betting information you need to know on the “Games” tab!
