Follow usThe focus before and during the match was on Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and how the 2-time MVP’s surgically repaired left knee would hold up in the team’s opener vs. Denver, so they forgot all about Kenneth Walker III.
The reigning Super Bowl MVP won’t be surprising anyone else after that performance.
Kenneth ran for 173 yards and scored 2 TDs in his Kansas City debut, helping to take some pressure off Patrick in his 1st match back, and the Chiefs exacted some revenge on the Broncos for stealing their AFC West crown with a 31-10 win on MNF.
Walker carried 23 times to finish with the most yards rushing by a Kansas City footballer since Jamaal Charles ran for 226 against Indianapolis in 2012, the season before Andy Reid became their boss. The former Seattle player also had 3 catches for 18 yards.
“Walker played amazing,” the Chiefs head coach shared. “The way he played was spectacular.”
Mahomes threw for 184 yards and 2 scores while also running for another score, helping Kansas City end a 3-match skid vs. the rival that ended their 9-year run as division champions.
FINAL: The @Chiefs close out Week 1 with a resounding victory. pic.twitter.com/6Oir8ctUvl
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