SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The formula might look a bit different with the defense and running game carrying the Kansas City Chiefs. But the results are awfully familiar as the two-time defending champions keep knocking off teams — especially the San Francisco 49ers.
Patrick Mahomes overcame two interceptions to deliver a few big plays with his feet and the Chiefs remained the league's only undefeated team, beating the 49ers 28-18 Sunday in a Super Bowl rematch. "I just don't think it's normal for what you've seen from us because there's not a lot of passing touchdowns," Mahomes said after going back-to-back games without a TD pass for just the second time in his career. "There's been a lot of turnovers, especially by me.
I think it's just showing the versatility of our team. It's not just about me, it's not just about the stats and the light show and stuff like that. It's about playing team football and I believe if we continue to work, we'll get better offensively throwing the ball down the field.
But until then, it's nice to know that we have a great running game, we've got a great defense and we're able to execute whenever the time comes to win football games." The Chiefs (6-0) ran for a season-high 184 yards and got four TDs on the ground for the first time since the 2018 playoffs against Indianapolis. The defense did the rest with three interceptions against Brock Purdy and the 49ers (3-4) on a day when Mahomes had his second fewest yards passing ever (154) in a game he .
