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.