Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes reveals what helped sell incredible fourth down fake vs. Raiders

The Kansas City Chiefs blew the Las Vegas Raiders off the turf at Arrowhead Stadium in a devastating 31-0 win, but the scoreline isn't what people will remember about the game.

They will remember what Patrick Mahomes and the offense did in the second quarter, facing a fourth-and-one.

Mahomes was up at the line of scrimmage trying to get the defense to jump offsides, and Mahomes could be heard on the broadcast yelling, “This fu***** never fu***** works" in what many thought meant the Chiefs were just trying the hard count to then punt.

Only for the Chiefs to actually call a run play and get the first down in what will be a play that many will remember for a long time.

But what made it so effective?

“I think it comes from my State Farm commercials," Mahomes said with a big smile. “Nags [Matt Nagy] actually came up with the idea. We had talked about doing the hard count, trying to draw the teams offsides. I can't remember who I watched do it a couple years ago, so I was like, I'm going to use that as part of my acting to try to get the defense just to relax a little bit.

"But at the end of the day, we just got to go get it. I thought the offensive line did a great job of driving off the ball, and then Kareem [Hunt] in those situations is money.”

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Chiefs now in playoff hunt

Sitting at 4-3 after starting the year 0-2, the Chiefs feel like they have their groove back.

It is now four wins out of their last five games, and the only loss was to the Jacksonville Jaguars; the Chiefs were 14-0 up, so Andy Reid has his team playing easily the best football of the season right now.

Perhaps the true test will come against the Buffalo Bills in Week 9, but nonetheless, a shutout in the NFL is a huge thing, and the Chiefs got one over their division opponent in what was Rashee Rice's return.

Now just a game behind the division-leading Denver Broncos, Kansas City feels poised to strike once again, and for those who thought this Chiefs team was about to fall off the proverbial cliff, you might want to rethink that. 

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