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Chiefs report card: Passing game continues to thrive, defense earns mixed review

The key plays, stats and grades from the Chiefs’ 38-27 home-opening win against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.

The recap

Player of the game: Patrick Mahomes threw for 314 yards and three touchdowns on 24 of 38 passing. His 13 touchdown passes in the first three games of a season is a NFL record.

Reason to hope: The Chiefs offense got off to another fast start and continued to put up impressive numbers. They scored 14 first-quarter points and have now scored 49 points in the first quarters of their three games.