KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Super Bowl Champs proved they can score anyway you like it -- on special teams, defense and, of course, good 'ole offense.
The first touchdown of the game came from first round draft pick Clyde Edwards-Helaire, a man who can’t be brought to the ground easily. The rookie running back ran it into the endzone for an 11-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
Head Coach Andy Reid praised his team for the overall effort.
“That wasn’t all offense, but everybody contributing," Reid said, "and that’s a big thing if you’re a football team, if one phase isn’t doing as well as normal another phase picks it up or two phases, that’s what the team's all about."
The defense got in on the scoring action, too. Dan Sorenson, better know as Dirty Dan, joined the touchdown trend with a pick six all the way to the house. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes said it's nice not having to do all the work.
“It’s nice to be able to go out there and win it several different ways," Mahomes said, "and I think we kind of found our footing on that at the end of last year, and it’s kinda continued into this year. We kinda feel the temperature of the game, offensive, defense and special teams.”
Special Teams Coordinator Dave Toub must have felt left out. After a field goal by Denver, wide receiver Byron Pringle returned the kick off all the way to the end zone for a 102-yard touchdown run.
“I knew I was gonna hit it hard, and once I seen the hole break open up, I just ran through it power," Pringle said, "and I knew I had two dudes backside to make miss, and once I made them miss, I just ran to the touchdown. I wasn’t looking back.”
The last times the Chiefs scored three touchdowns from all three units in the first half was in 2003 against the Houston Texans.
