Game Of Mahomes picked up 30.00 points from DeVonta Smith (120 Rec Yds, 2 TD) and 27.60 from Jonathan Taylor (125 Rsh Yds, 2 TD) to edge Lowly Panthers 122.30 to 117.68. Game Of Mahomes gets revenge for a Week 14 loss (140.12 to 127.82) and improves to 1-2 this season against Lowly Panthers. Lowly Panthers was led by Brock Purdy with 30.28 points (377 Pas Yds, 3 Pas TD/2 Int, 1 Rsh TD) and Tyreek Hill, who scored 19.50 (105 Rec Yds).
For the winners, a few players have been heating up in the postseason, most notably Taylor and Smith. During the playoffs, that duo has exceeded their season scoring averages by 163% and 82%, respectively. On the other hand, Game Of Mahomes has a player heading in the opposite direction. Breece Hall has substantially underperformed his year-to-date average in the postseason by 30%. Despite the loss, Lowly Panthers also had a couple of players performing their best in the playoffs: Purdy and Mark Andrews. During the postseason, that combo has averaged 25.70 and 14.30 points, respectively, topping their season-long marks by 63% and 35%.