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Why Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes is the premier practitioner of the free play

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Standing in the shotgun position late in the first half of Sunday's divisional playoff game, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes used his gravelly voice to draw Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett offside with a hard count. The free play gave Mahomes free rein to throw a 16-yard pass to Tyreek Hill with seconds remaining in the half, setting up a field goal that put the Chiefs ahead 19-3.

It wasn't an anomaly, just the latest example of Mahomes luring an opponent over the line with his cadence and then making a play for the Chiefs.