Patrick Mahomes' mom calls for NFL to change interception rules

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Sun, October 17, 2021, 2:25 PM·

The scenario felt familiar enough. Up 7-3 and driving, the Chiefs appeared poised to find the next gear and leave the Washington Football Team in the rear-view for good. Deep in WFT territory, Mahomes took the snap, rolled to the right and spotted Tyreek Hill just a few yards short of the end zone. Mahomes fired, Hill reached out ... this was going to end in yet another KC TD, right?

Wrong. The ball ticked off Hill's yellow gloves and right into the hands of Washington's Kendall Fuller. For the seventh time this season, an INT went on Mahomes' ledger, more than all of 2020.

That didn't sit so well with one very interested onlooker:

Link to tweet

Yep, that's Patrick's mom Randi, offering up her perspective on who should take the blame when the ball ends up in the hands of the opposition. It's not unlike giving a bad Yelp review to a restaurant when the delivery driver screws up and brings the food two hours late ... the restaurant did everything right, but still takes the hit for matters outside its control.

Randi Mahomes is literally the most biased observer possible, but she's also not completely wrong. Well ... she's probably not going to get her wish that the NFL start blaming receivers for missed catches that end up interceptions. But she is correct that this isn't solely her son's fault.

https://sports.yahoo.com/patrick-mahomes-has-already-surpassed-his-2020-interception-total-but-its-not-all-his-fault-182555164.html

Love this QB but he's not having a good season.

[PoliticAverse]

1. Maybe the NFL should have "error" scoring like baseball.

Error on the wide receiver - right through his hands.

P.S. Patrick don't forget to thank your mother!

[MichMan]

2. OK, then a QB shouldn't get credit for a tipped pass completion either

For that matter, a QB shouldn't get credit for any run yardage after a pass including a TD. After all, it was the receiver that did it.

Throw a 5 yard pass which the receiver runs another 50 yards for a TD; QB should only be credited with the 5 passing yards. Throw a 50 yard pass that is caught on the 1 yard line and run in by the receiver; QB shouldn't get credit for a TD pass. Only if it is caught in the end zone.

[Auggie]

3. I've always thought the same thing. Just remove INTs from the QB rating equation ...

and call it "Team INTs."

You're welcomed.