KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes threw for 262 yards and a landing, had his helmet shattered when he took successful within the second half, and proceeded to guide the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs to a 26-7 rout of the Miami Dolphins within the fourth-coldest recreation in NFL historical past Saturday night time.
The reigning league MVP discovered Rashee Rice eight instances for 130 yards and a landing within the wild-card playoff recreation, and Isiah Pacheco added 89 yards speeding and one other rating, sending the Chiefs (12-6) previous the Dolphins for the primary time in 4 postseason conferences.
Harrison Butker added 4 subject targets for the defending Tremendous Bowl champs.
The injury-depleted Dolphins (11-7) seemed nothing just like the dynamic offense that led the league in yards in the course of the common season.
Tua Tagovailoa was pressured relentlessly by the NFL’s second-ranked protection, vast receiver Tyreek Hill had a 53-yard TD catch however was in any other case shut down in his return to Kansas Metropolis, and the Dolphins completed with simply 264 yards in all.
They haven’t gained at Arrowhead Stadium since Nov. 6, 2011, nor gained a playoff recreation since Dec. 30, 2000.
In the meantime, the Chiefs gained their fifteenth consecutive dwelling playoff recreation — not counting a trio of Tremendous Bowls.
However they might be headed to Buffalo subsequent week if the Payments beat the Steelers on Monday in a recreation pushed again a day by a blizzard.
In any other case, the Chiefs will host Houston, which beat the Browns earlier Saturday.
