St. Joseph, Missouri

Patrick Mahomes backpedaled from the 10-yard line to maybe the 15, searching for an option before his eyes darted to the middle of the field. He saw what he expected there — Xavier Worthy sprinting on the conclusion of a crossing route, uncovered.

A back-foot throw.

A catch.

A touchdown.

It was that easy.

The Chiefs then returned the football to the 10-yard line. Mahomes returned to the huddle, and they started anew. Over the course of a repetitious goal-to-go drill, Mahomes caught fire. He’s been doing that lately here at the Missouri Western practice fields in St. Joseph, and maybe it’s notable that we don’t even talk about it much anymore.

On this day and in this drill, he found tight end Noah Gray on a similar crossing route for another score. He hit running

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