625 Tip of the dagger revealed at the end of the road

Danger!

Danger, danger, danger, completely surrounded!

As a quarterback, Mahomes took control of the overall situation and sensed the oncoming pressure immediately, like a tiny wooden boat amidst the stormy seas, violently tossing and turning, at any moment at risk of being swallowed whole, his vision plunged into chaos, every cell feeling the onslaught.

However.

Mahomes was extremely calm, utterly focused and engaged, his nimble feet weaving through the tempest—

Shifting, dodging, spinning, retreating.

A series of agile steps evaded one crisis after another, barely finding a foothold amidst the gunshots and rains of arrows, and only then was there a fleeting moment to catch his breath, to lift his chin and make a second defensive read, taking in the state of the open field before him.

Compared to the chaos at the line of scrimmage, the tangle of offense and defense in the backfield seemed much clearer.

Each man marked his own.