The last time Mahomes lowered his shoulder that way, he said, was against Iowa State when he was at Texas Tech — a 2016 game in which he correctly remembered the Red Raiders lost by 56 points (66-10) and he suffered an AC joint sprain in his shoulder.

The Chiefs are the NFL's only unbeaten team at 6-0 and yet, "We’re gonna be so much better. There’s so much more we can do.”