Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes‘s lack of connection with rookie wide receiver Xavier Worthy downfield continued in Week 11. But Mahomes took the blame for one missed deep shot against the Buffalo Bills in which Worthy couldn’t get his feet in bounds after running wide open across the field.
“It’s probably just me throwing it more in bounds to the guy that’s wide open for a touchdown… I have to be better there,” Mahomes said postgame on November 17, via Jordan Foote of Arrowhead Report.
The missed opportunity between Mahomes and Worthy was on a 2nd-and-10 play in the second quarter in which Worthy ran a crosser and found himself with lots of space to operate. Mahomes threw it to Worthy but led him too much toward the sideline. As a result, Worthy only got one foot in bounds.
Moments after the incompletion, a fight between a Chiefs and Bengals player broke out and offsetting penalties forced a replay of down anyway. Still, another missed deep shot between Mahomes and Worthy left Chiefs Kingdom wanting more between the two players for yet another week.
Worthy, 21, led the Chiefs in catches (four) and receiving yards (61) and also had one touchdown against the Bills.
