Kansas City Chiefs vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Week 10
Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid
OPENING STATEMENT: “Ok, as far as the injuries go, JuJu Smith(-Schuster) and Chris Lammons have
concussions, so they’ll go into the protocol part of it and do that. Andrew Wylie sprained his elbow and
we’ll see how he does – he’ll have an MRI tomorrow as we go. All in all, it was a good game to get. (Jaguars Head Coach) Doug’s (Pederson) done a really nice job with this crew and I know he’s got this young quarterback that he’s developing and I know they’ll continue to get better down the road. But, (they) gave us all we could handle there and it ended up being a good game. The crowd was unbelievable – loud – and they’re crazy. It’s a beautiful thing to have a home like this for our players and coaches. As far as some of the individual achievements, (Isiah) Pacheco had a nice day today running the football – and that also is part due with the offensive line doing a nice job. MVS (Marquez Valdes-Scantling) had a big catch at the end that I thought was tremendous, but he had a good day all the way around. But, he had that big catch at the end on our sideline that was great. Carlos (Dunlap) got his 100th sack and my hat goes off to him, that’s a lot of football right there to get you into those numbers. And he’s done a nice job here with it. Kadarius (Toney) got introduced to Kansas City a little bit more than what he had last week and had a nice day, some nice plays in there. And the young DBs – all of them, 23 (Joshua Williams), 21 (Trent McDuffie), 35 (Jaylen Watson), they, I thought, played well. Chris Jones, Khalen Saunders – these guys had sacks and thought they played well all day. So all in all, it was a good game. We got plenty of things to work on that we need to clean up – few too many mistakes, but again, (it’s) not easy to win in the National Football League so we cherish each one of these as we go.”
Q: What does it say about Kadarius Toney to be able to get in there and make an impact so fast?
REID: “Yeah – well, you’ll have him here is a second – but he’s a smart kid and he does pick it up easy –
always willing to spend time at it too. So he’s not just getting the plays and then not studying, he spends
the time at it. He’s very talented. We’re trying to give him some things that he’s done before and then
adding one or two things the last couple of weeks that he’s not used to doing so that he can continue to
grow. And then, the quarterback has trust in him because of the feel he has.”
Q: I’ll try to ask this in a way that you’re not commenting on the officiating, but is there a place for the hit
that took place on JuJu Smith-Schuster? Or is that hit not needed in the game?
REID: “Well as long as there’s contact to the head, it doesn’t need to be in the game. It looked like there
was contact to the head from where I was standing, but I’m not the one making that call.”
Q: Did you get any explanation of why there was a flag thrown after that hit but then picked up?
REID: “Yeah, they said that he hit with his shoulder and so that’s why they picked it up. You hit somebody
in the head, you’re hitting in the head, but they said it was shoulder-to-shoulder is what they said. And he
obviously was in (a) pretty bad position there for any shoulder-to-shoulder (contact).”
Q: Why was Isiah Pacheco your primary running back today? Were you just going with the hot hand or
was there more to it than that?
REID: “Yeah, no, they all played and he was going, so we tried to get him into the flow. He did a nice job
with it. We’re lucky that we have three guys we feel that comfortable with putting them in.”
Q: Pacheco had a fumble early on. How encouraging was it to see him not get discouraged?
REID: “Yeah, he’s a young guy, you got to get back on the horse. He was upset that he fumbled, he learned from it, now you got to go.”
Q: At the beginning of the game, you guys won the coin toss and generally defer. What was the choice
there on deciding to receive first?
REID: “That wasn’t a good choice. We goofed that one. A little miscommunication.”
Q: On being able to win despite being 0-3 on turnovers and the onside kick to start the game.
REID: “Yeah, well, (it’s) a tribute to the guys – the coaches and the players – but we got to get rid of some
of that stuff that you’re talking about, make sure we clean it up. You shoot yourself in the foot, it’s going
to come back and bite you, so we got to make sure that we take care of business there.”
Q: When you’re walking on the field after a hit that Smith-Schuster took and see a guy in that position,
what does it feel like as the head coach who cares about all the guys?
REID: “Yeah, it’s not good. That’s not a good feeling at all. And that’s what I tried to explain to the officials
that guys don’t get hit in the shoulder and lay around like that right there. There’s more to it – somewhere, the head was involved. And so, that’s what the rules were put in for – for that type of thing.”
Q: How impressed have you been with the defense?
REID: “Yeah, and they’re getting better every week. That’s the part I like the most – they’re working hard,
they’ve bought in. I like the veterans and how they’ve kind of helped these guys along – even though it
might take a little playing time away from them. But they’ve been very gracious with that and that’s a
neat thing to have on a team.”
Q: Was it by design to not give any rushing attempts to Clyde Edwards-Helaire?
REID: “No, not at all. It’s just the way it worked out. The other kid (Isiah Pacheco) got most of the rushes.”
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Week 10
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes
Q: What’d you say to Kadarius Toney after his first TD?
MAHOMES: “I honestly don’t know exactly what I said but I was hyped up for him. It was funny because
we had some plays designed for him to score but if you would’ve told me one play that I didn’t think he
was going to score on it was that one, but it was cool to see. I mean everybody was excited for him. Luckily, he didn’t run out of bounds, he was getting close there on the sideline. I actually heard him as the route was going on going, “Ayyyyyy” because he was wide open so that helped me out a little bit.”
Q: Was that a stray thing that worked out or a designed play?
MAHOMES: “Yeah, I mean it’s obviously in the play design but it’s like the fifth read. He was kind of the
distraction guy trying to bring guys over and then I wanted to kind of go flat to the stick routes, to the
over to Kelce and then I heard him yelling and I was like, ‘Man who’s yelling at me over there?” I looked
over and he’s wide open so he was the last read in that play but in this offense that last read might be
open sometimes so you’ve got to stay ready for it.”
Q: Why do you think Kadarius Toney has adjusted so easily?
MAHOMES: “Yeah, I mean first off, he’s a smart guy. He’s learned a lot fast. We’ve been able to put him
in positions – especially a lot more this week – but he’s a smart guy, (he) plays hard and whenever he’s got his opportunities, he’s made plays happen. This offense is – like I’ve said all year, it’s going to be
everywhere – and I think you saw that again today. Guys stepped up and made plays happen and that’s
the special part about this offense.”
Q: On Marquez Valdes-Scantling scoring his first touchdown as a Kansas City Chief.
MAHOMES: “Yeah I was excited for him because he’s made a lot of big plays happen and I feel like I’ve
not under, under thrown but underthrown him enough that he hasn’t had some of these big play
touchdowns that you expect from him and so for him to – another play where he’s not necessarily the first
read but working his way, getting himself open and making a play, I’m excited for him because he’s kept
it going. He’s kept – even though he’s not scoring touchdowns he’s making himself ready and available
and that’s a big part of this offense.”
Q: Do you sometimes subconsciously try to force it to him?
MAHOMES: “I’ve tried my best this year to not try to do that. I let (Head) Coach (Andy) Reid call the plays,
(Offensive Coordinator) Coach (Eric) Bieniemy call the plays and I let the game come to me and I think that’s helped me be even more efficient this year and now if I can just stop throwing dumb fourth quarter
interceptions I’d have some good games.”
Q: What’d you think of the hit on JuJu Smith-Schuster?
MAHOMES: “Yeah, it’s tough man. I don’t think there was any like ill-intent from the player. I mean he’s
just trying to knock the ball loose and do stuff like that but obviously there was some helmet-to-helmet
contact, and we want to get that out of the league as much as possible for player safety. So, if we can
review that and kind of make it to where there can be some type of penalty or something. I mean obviously you want to get that stuff out of the league as much as possible.”
Q: Do you mean make that call reviewable?
MAHOMES: “No, it’s so hard in this league, man, because these guys on defense are playing too. They’re
trying to do their best to stop us but by the rules if it’s helmet to helmet it’s supposed to be a flag and I
know that guy wasn’t trying to and I know it’s a bang-bang call that doesn’t always go your way but you
want to do your best to try to get that stuff out of the leagues so that we can have those guys out there
playing and being safe.”
Q: Isiah Pacheco was more involved in the game tonight and was the key running back. How much help
has he been?
MAHOMES: “Yeah, he stepped up and had a big game. I mean especially – you like to see guys respond –
I mean he was running the ball really well in that first drive and had the fumble. Some guys can shut it
down and we kind of went right back to him (and) let him keep running it and he stepped up. It’s a great
running back room. We’ve got a lot of guys that play well and when the offensive line’s protecting like
they were doing today and run blocking like they were that makes our team really, really hard to stop.”
Q: On the progress of Isiah Pacheco from training camp to early in the season, to now. Are you surprised
by his progress?
MAHOMES: “Not really. He’s a smart guy as well. This offense is hard especially on the running back
position to learn because you have to do all the protections, you have to do all the routes, and run the
ball and we have different type of run schemes and so for him, he has all the talent in the world so now
he’s going to continue to get better and better as he learns those little tricks of the trade to kind of go out there and make stuff happen. This read might not be exactly how it was scouted during the week but how can I make this run work and as he gets more and more reps, he’ll get better and better.”
Q: Did you see JuJu Smith-Schuster after the game? Did you talk to him?
MAHOMES: “Yeah, I got to talk to him. Obviously, it was scary when you’re out there, but I mean we saw
him after the game. He seemed perfectly normal. It’s just – I’m sure, I don’t want to say anything about
the injuries – but he’ll do something to get himself back available for us which is the right thing to do but
he seemed like he was his normal self, giggling around and joking around and stuff like that but let’s just
take precaution and get him back healthy as fast as possible.”
Q: Did the refs explain why they picked up the flag on the roughing the passer call and the unnecessary
roughness?
MAHOMES: “The roughing one wasn’t roughing so that was probably why. I wish it was so I didn’t have
an interception (laughter) but it wasn’t. The one where he got the helmet-to-helmet, I believe they were
saying something about he was leading with his shoulder. But I mean it’s – I know those guys aren’t trying
to helmet-to-helmet hit guys. We’ve preached that in this league, and we try to take care of each other.
We want to play hard and compete but we’re trying to take care of other out there on the field but from
the review it looked like it was helmet-to-helmet so I’m sure they’ll review that, they’ll make their changes
and come back better next week.”
Q: It’s unusual to see players insist on helping teammates to the sideline but it looked like Travis Kelce
and Marquez Valdes-Scantling insisted. Can you talk about that moment?
MAHOMES: “Yeah, I mean we have a brotherhood here. It’s been fast because it’s been a lot of new guys.
These guys – we’re all best friends. We’re doing stuff together every single day. We’re playing Call of Duty
at night. We’re guys that want to go out there and compete with each other and be the best that we can
be so to see that just tells you that these guys love each other out there on the field and we’ll go out there and we’re going to go down fighting together.”
Q: How has the offensive line stepped up against great defenses.
MAHOMES: “Yeah, they’ve accepted a challenge these last few weeks. Even last week whenever there
were sacks it was more coverage stuff it wasn’t on the offensive line. I was holding the ball too long and
stuff like that. That’s another great defensive line we faced today with first round draft picks. Guys that
are big, fast (and) physical and they did a great job running and pass protecting so I think as the season
goes on offensive lines – especially with the rules in training camp – they get better and better, at least
the really good ones do. And I think you’ve seen our offensive line as the season goes on become that
elite group that we all expected.”
Q: This seems like the fastest you’ve developed a trust and relationship with a receiver like Kadarius
Toney. What’s the biggest challenge for him to be doing what he’s doing and what’s the trust level like
already?
MAHOMES: “I think the biggest challenge is – I mean I don’t know If it’s a challenge. I think it helps that
he was in kind of a similar offense in New York (Giants). I mean (New York Giants Offensive Coordinator
Mike) Kafka’s there so he understands some of the words and it kind of clicks to him about stuff like that,
but I mean ever since he’s been here he’s got to be in that facility just as much as I have. I mean he’s
making sure he knows the splits. He’s making sure he knows exactly the route combinations, the different
audibles that we have on the offense. I mean when you have a guy that’s that talented that wants to learn
and get better and better, those are those special players that you want on your team.”
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Week 10
Chiefs Players
DT KHALEN SAUNDERS
Q: Did you take Jacksonville’s game plan of running the ball so frequently personally?
SAUNDERS: “It’s not so much personal. It’s the NFL, everybody has a running back. Some running backs
are more involved in the game plan than others. It’s not anything personal. If you have a team that has a good running back, they were emphasizing that (RB Travis Etienne Jr.) was rushing for 100 (yards) back-
to-back games, so that was our focal point. If you play a team that wants to pass the ball around the yard, that’s our focal point. It’s never anything personal, it’s just stopping what they do well. That’s all we were
trying to do today. Our game plan was Etienne, he was coming in with back-to-back-to-back 100-yard
rushing games. We were just trying to cut that out.”
Q: How cool is Carlos Dunlap recording his 100th career sack today?
SAUNDERS: “That’s cool, man. It’s a blessing to be able to play with a guy like that. Every day that I walk
into this building, I’m finding myself pinching myself to be around guys like this. Carlos, 100 sacks, a
veteran – a thorough veteran in this league. Chris Jones, Frank Clark, I’m lucky to be around these guys
every day. They rub off on me every day.”
Q: What does this season mean in your ability to prove your value?
SAUNDERS: “Just what you said, it’s proving my value. This is the most important year for me, I feel like.
‘Value,’ it’s funny that you say that word. It’s been in my mind all offseason, all this season, all preseason
because I feel like my injuries determined a false value for myself. I’m here to correct that, that’s all.”
Q: How great does it feel to be able to show your value today?
SAUNDERS: “It feels great. All I wanted to do was come out here and prove that we are a good run team
and that we can stop the run. We have Sack Nation (DT Chris Jones) here, that’s what he’s focusing on.
I’m happy we have him because it’s a great balance. Like you said, we came in, we had a goal, we wanted
to stop Etienne and stop the run game. Being able to bag it up, that’s always a great feeling.”
G TREY SMITH
Q: Did Andy Reid challenge the offensive line this week like he has previously to get the run game going?
SMITH: “I think that’s just a within-the-room challenge. Just from ourselves wanting to be one of the best
offensive lines in the NFL. One of the things you have to do is establish the run. That’s just one of the things that we take pride in. It’s the level of toughness as well. I just think it’s one of those things where
we have to take it to heart ourselves and try and go out there and get it accomplished.”
Q: What did you see from RB Isiah Pacheco today?
SMITH: “He’s tough, the kid is resilient, he’s extremely tough. I love playing with him. The energy he brings on a daily basis, it’s infectious. All the running backs, Clyde (Edwards-Helaire), Jerick (McKinnon), every running back that we have, they’re infectious – their behavior, their energy. It’s something that definitely affects us. When you see a guy working their butt off, working for that extra yard, it makes you want to block harder. It’s definitely something that inspires us.”
Q: Was Pacheco’s final run to finish off the game a big play?
SMITH: “Absolutely. You want to close that game out. It’s what you take pride in. When we first got to the
Chiefs, (C) Creed (Humphrey) and I, watched various games for a minute, watching guys close them out –
that’s one of those things, you want to be on that tape, you want to be one of those guys that’s able to
do that.”
Q: What were you guys saying to Pacheco when he fumbled and what did he show in the aftermath?
SMITH: “Obviously, it’s something that he didn’t want to happen, but just telling him, ‘Hey, man, don’t
worry about it. Go out the next play. We know you’re going to go out there and ball.’ I think he’s extremely resilient and he showed it today. He came out, something bad happened and he responded. He brought a lot of good and a lot of good energy to help us get this win today. It really speaks volumes to his character and how he is as a competitor.”
Q: What does it say about the faith that the coaching staff has in Pacheco that they continued to give him
opportunities after his fumble?
SMITH: “It’s hard. It’s something that I still go through – what do you do when you don’t have the greatest play, how do you mentally reset? Even if you have a great play, how do you refocus? It’s just something that you learn as a pro, to keep going. At the end of the day, you can’t affect what the last play was, that’s in the past. You can only impact the present, what you have going forward. I think Pacheco did a great job of that today.”
RB ISIAH PACHECO
Q: Was it a point of yours to run with more authority after your fumble?
PACHECO: “I was a little bit more mad, a little angrier, just willing to make the defense feel me and try to
eventually break one in the second half.”
Q: How important was it to get that first carry after the fumble?
PACHECO: “For me, that just allows me to know that my teammates and coaches have my back, and they
trust me. For me, it’s going out there with that same mentality and mindset to pound the defense so that
(QB Patrick Mahomes) can throw the ball over the top and allow us to run the ball more.”
Q: How much does it open up the offense when you’re able to run the ball?
PACHECO: “It opens up the offense a lot. For the defense, it keeps them on their toes, not knowing if
they’re going to run or pass. That’s something we worked out in practice, just to keep hitting it. When we
get out there on the field, it just comes second nature.”
Q: How upsetting was it to see WR JuJu Smith-Schuster’s injury on that hit?
PACHECO: “Honestly, it brought tears to my eyes. For me, I fumbled and then JuJu got hit, it brought
something. I haven’t cried since college. Right there, I felt every emotion, it brought that dog out and I
was ready to play hard. I know JuJu is good now. To tell him when I got back in here (that he brought tears to my eyes), for him to tell me that he recovered and get that respect off him, it’s a brotherhood.”
Q: Can you describe your last run to finish the game off?
PACHECO: “Those feet moving, keeping my eyes up. I saw Trey (Smith) and the left side, those guys were
holding defenders and keeping their feet moving. I just grabbed the back of his jersey and kept my feet
moving. With the extra push that we got, we got the first down and kind of set us up for a victory.”
Q: It looked like you were running behind the big boys (offensive line) on the right.
PACHECO: “Aye, you know I just told the big boys (offensive line) ‘let’s go, man. We’ve got to get rolling
(and) let the guys feel us early so we can get Pat (Mahomes) some throws and kind of mix it up. We did
that and I’m very blessed and I want to praise the O line because they did a good job tonight.”
Q: How big is the emphasis to get the run game going for this offense?
PACHECO: “Definitely a big emphasis. Keep guys following, keep teams not knowing what’s going on so
for us, whatever we do, come out hard next week and practice so we can execute and get ready for the
next team.”
Q: You got the bulk of the work today, was that what you were expecting?
PACHECO: “Whatever coach wanted me to do, I was ready and (I) just stayed positive the whole way
through it.”
DE CARLOS DUNLAP
Q: How does it feel to finally get your 100th -career sack?
DUNLAP: “I feel lighter. Obviously, being able to get that accomplished is a huge milestone and
accomplishment that as a young player coming into the league, that was a goal. Playing 10-plus years,
getting a 100-plus sacks to be in that elite category of the guys who have ever done it. So (to) get that
done today and to share it with a guy who has potential to be up there as well was a very special moment.”
Q: Earlier in the season you said that getting your 100th -career sack was a tribute to your dad. What does that mean?
DUNLAP: “It’s a huge weight lifted to be able to get that accomplished. It’s bittersweet in the fashion of
how it happened, but we want to enjoy it. It’s something to be celebrated. My dad would be happy for
me, my family’s happy for me, so we want to enjoy it and celebrate the moment versus any other feelings.
There’s a lot of feelings of course, but the best thing to do, I think, is to celebrate it, to enjoy, be present
in the moment. And it was special having all my teammates rush me when they put it up on the board.
Now we’re going on, pressing forward, trying to make more history because there’s a couple more
milestones that could be obtained out there and we have a very special team as you saw today. Clean up
some things and we’re going to get after those too.”
Q: What does 100 career sacks say about you as a player?
DUNLAP: “I think it goes to contribute to my routine, my family, my community, my faith, my
commitment, the time that I’ve invested into it. Coming in – yeah, I’m not going to go down that line
because I’m going to be positive, so I’m not going to say all that. It’s just a (tribute) to my success, my
investment, my commitment, my family’s support, my community’s support, my coaches, my teams –
because now it’s three teams that I’ve been with that (I’ve) been able to get sacks and do numbers with.
So, just being present in the moment.”
TE NOAH GRAY
Q: You got pretty open on that touchdown, talk me through that one.
GRAY: “Yeah, the cornerback and the safety double teamed this guy (points), the best tight end ever
(Travis Kelce). So I’m just sneaking right behind the linebacker and a great throw by Pat (Mahomes) and
just an overall great play call.”
Q: What type of route was that?
GRAY: “Just a simple go right. Like I said, the corner and the safety both locked on to Kelce and just have
to get behind the flat defender and you’re good.”
Q: How much does having multiple tight ends on the field with you help you out?
GRAY: “Man, it’s fun. We take a lot of pride in being the tight ends, that’s why we go to Tight End U every
year with (George) Kittle and all those guys. So anytime you get Jody (Fortson), (Travis) Kelce and I out
there on the field at the same time we’re just having a lot of fun and just balling. That’s what it’s all about.”
DT CHRIS JONES
Q: On the defense success.
JONES: “We’re going to stay at it, man. We’re going to stay at it. That was a tough group out there today.
It was fortunate enough to get to the quarterback. Carlos Dunlap – finally got 100 (career sacks). That’s
what we talked about when he first got here. We wanted him to achieve his goal of – that’s a huge
achievement to achieve getting 100 sacks and not a lot of guys in this league have 100 sacks so kudos to
him. I think the defense played hard. (We) gave up a few plays, one big play before the half they got in
then we were able to make a few adjustments and finish the game.”
Q: On his relationship with Carlos Dunlap.
JONES: “Me and Carlos (Dunlap), we train together in the offseason at Pete Bommarito’s in Miami
(Florida). You know we talked about it this offseason. We talked about him coming here and playing
together and just bringing it to fruition, that’s a miracle, man. I’m happy for my guy. Congratulations,
Carlos!”
Q: Is there a sense of pride from the defense’s standpoint after losing the turnover battle and still holding
them to 17 points?
JONES: “No, we want to get the ball too. We’ve got to create some turnovers as a defense.”
DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS
Q: Seeing you line up a little bit inside today. The versatility of this defensive line is well. Can you speak to
that?
KARLAFTIS: “I think that kind of goes along with the guys not having egos – I don’t know what it’s like on
other teams. We’re going to line up wherever, just so we can have success as a unit – four rush as one.
It’s all about the success of the unit (and) not necessarily the individual. Whether that’s me lining up at
nose or Los (Carlos Dunlap) lining up at a three technique, it’s all about getting home (getting to the
quarterback) at the end of the day.”
Q: You had a couple tipped passes. What are the keys to getting your hands up and in the way?
KARLAFTIS: “I think those came on a couple games that we ran. Just getting my hands up and see that
‘alright, it’s probably heading out’ (the ball) after the three second mark. So getting your hands up,
occupying that lane – I was in the A gap or B gap both of those times – just getting your hands up (and)
trying to make a play.”
Q: Is the game slowing down for you?
KARLAFTIS: “It’s starting to. It’s starting to slow down, (I’m) getting more and more comfortable. Going
up against great offensive linemen – offensive tackles it’s always a challenge every week. It’s definitely
slowing down, I’m feeling more confident in my play and it’s going to start rolling more and more.”
CB TRENT MCDUFFIE
Q: How were you guys able to be so affective?
MCDUFFIE: “I mean, we knew that they were going to throw the ball. You know they have (Jaguars QB)
Trevor Lawrence back there who can make every pass. I think a big part of it was just not allowing the
deep balls. I mean, they got one, which was a good play but going into the second half that was the big
thing. Just ‘don’t give them the big play, don’t give them the big play. Let him just check down, check
down and make the tackle.”
Q: Being able to limit them how you guys did with such a young secondary, how does that feel?
MCDUFFIE: “I mean, it’s great. We literally had four rookies on the field (Trent McDuffie, Joshua Williams,
Jaylen Watson and Bryan Cook) which in the game you don’t realize but now looking back it’s like – that
is so special. I feel like we built such a great bond and such a great relationship with all the rookies. All of
us are just hungry, all of us have this tenacity where we’re just trying to go prove who we are. Being able
to go out there with people like that gives you so much more confidence during the game.”
Q: This is your second game back. How can you improve?
MCDUFFIE: “Definitely just getting back into the things – getting comfortable again. As far as just
technique wise, I mean obviously just the speed of the game. Just slowing things down for me I think is
the big thing. Not letting the emotions take over and all the excitement kind of just settling in and knowing that this is what I do and this is what I’m paid for so let’s just relax and do our job.”
S JUSTIN REID
Q: How big was it to get the stop after that surprise onside kick to start the game?
REID: “Huge. Huge. They came in the game (and) they knew that they had to steal a play. They definitely
came in and they caught us off guard with that one. For the defense to come out and get a stop, I think
that was major for the momentum of the game – to keep control of it and not let it get out of hand early
to where it started to turn into chaos to where we were scrambling.”
Q: How were your guys able to bottle up Jaguars RB Travis Etienne?
REID: “One is just gap scheme – gap control – making sure everybody is hitting their gaps (and) not getting cut off. And two, we know he’s a very athletic, versatile runner but he loves hitting the edge, so we had a very big emphasis on shutting down the edge runs. Like don’t let him turn the corner, force him to stay inside the tackles because most of his big runs have come when he was able to get outside.”
Q: How often have you been in games where you lose the turnover battle by three and win the game by
two scores? Is that an indication of how good this team is?
REID: “Yeah, I think so. That’s how much talent that we have on this team that we’re able to overcome a
margin like that and still be able to win the game in a two-possession series but definitely not easy for us.
Something that we want to eliminate going forward and start trying to win the turnover differential.”
WR KADARIUS TONEY
Q: Can you describe what if felt like to literally hop into the endzone for your first career touchdown?
TONEY: “It just felt electric in there (GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium) but the reason I was so I guess
hopping – well the reason I hopping was because I was too close to the sideline when I caught it and I just was excited. I saw the sideline (and I said), “Oh I got to hop. I get in there some how some way.” But it’s electric being out there, (with) all the fans around you, sitting on top of you, yelling at the opponent on top of you yelling at them. (The) quarterback (Patrick Mahomes) put me in the right position.”
Q: Do you feel rejuvenated being here in Kansas City?
TONEY: “Yeah I feel like I’m right where I need to be.”
Q: What has helped you pick up the offense so quickly?
TONEY: “Really just spending extra time doing what I got to do to make sure I know what I got to do. Like
it’s my job to know what I have to do so why not spend every waking moment, or every moment I got
doing what I got to do.”
Q: What was that feeling like as you scored and when did it register with you that you had your first NFL
touchdown?
TONEY: “I don’t think it’s still registered with me yet. But as I was hopping I was just sitting there thinking
like, ‘What did I do to be in this position? Like how can I thank God anymore?’ You know what I’m saying
to be here and do what I can.”
WR MARQUEZ VALDES-SCANTLING
Q: How did it feel to score your first touchdown with the Chiefs?
VALDES-SCANTLING: “Yeah that was cool, man. It’s been a minute. It’s been a minute and we were able
to draw something up for me and get me one. JuJu (Smith-Schuster) did a great job of attracting his corner now and J Wat (Justin Watson) clearing it out – It kind of left me one on one to find a spot on the other side of the field and Pat (Mahomes) gave me a nice, easy one.”
Q: What has Kadarius Toney showed you to know that he was going to be as dynamic as he was today?
VALDES-SCANTLING: “KT (Kadarius Toney) is a special talent, obviously that’s why he went first round. He
was able to come in and learn quick. We put him in some positions to get him the ball and find out how
he can help this team – he’s super dynamic. Obviously, the mental part of this offense – coming into this
offense is never easy. So being able to come in and learn as much as he’s learned and be able to go out
there and play fast is important. I think he’s going to be a huge asset to this team as we make our run.”
T PRINCE TEGA WANOGHO
Q: On the success in the run game.
WANOGHO: “Yeah, all week (Head) Coach (Andy Reid) tells us that we’ve got to run the ball and we take
that upon ourselves too – like we’ve got to do that. We take pride in that so that was one of the big keys
coming into the game. Like just keep running the ball and make sure we make it to 7-2.”
