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With or without Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs get big plays in pass game

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Matt Moore said his biggest regret during this stint as the Kansas City Chiefs' starting quarterback came in Week 8 game against the Green Bay Packers. That's when Moore missed a big play to wide receiver Tyreek Hill by leaving the throw short on a post pattern.

Moore hasn't made many mistakes on several other deep throws to Hill, though. Despite the transition from an injured Patrick Mahomes to Moore, the Chiefs are still getting big plays.

Explosive plays, defined here as passes of 20 yards or more or runs of 10 yards or more, aren't coming at the same frequency as they did with Mahomes at quarterback -- the Chiefs had 45 such plays in about 6½ games with Mahomes and 11 of them in about 2½ games with Moore -- but they haven't completely disappeared either.