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Another week, and another wide receiver mistake hurt the Kansas City Chiefs.
This time it was a Kadarius Toney drop that led to an interception. Fortunately for the Chiefs, it didn't cost them the game in a 27-17 road win over the New England Patriots on Sunday.
But it cost them points. And it led to the outward ire of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who's frustrated with the weekly miscues from arguably the NFL's least-reliable wide receiver group.
The turnover took place in the fourth quarter with Kansas City holding a 27-10 lead. Mahomes hit Toney in the hands on a first-down pass over the middle. Toney bobbled the ball and left it in the air for Patriots linebacker Jahlani Tavai to intercept.
Two plays later, running back Kevin Harris ran the ball in for an 18-yard touchdown to cut Kansas City's lead to 10 points. After the interception, Fox cameras caught Mahomes venting on the sideline.
This has become the theme of the 2023 Chiefs. Entering Sunday, Kansas led the NFL in dropped passes with 34. Toney claimed four of those drops alongside the NFL's fifth-highest drop percentage (11.8%). While Sunday's drop didn't cost Kansas City a win, previous mistakes have impacted the outcomes of high-stakes games.
In Week 11, Marquez Valdes-Scantling dropped a would-be go-ahead touchdown on a perfectly thrown deep ball from Mahomes in the final two minutes of a 21-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Just last week, an offside penalty on Toney wiped out a spectacular go-ahead touchdown in the final two minutes of a 20-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
In neither instance did Mahomes publicly express frustration with his teammates. After the Valdes-Scantling's drop, Mahomes told reporters "I’ve got to make better throws" in a showcase of humility. Again, that was a perfectly placed pass.
Mahomes unloaded his frustrations after the touchdown against the Bills was called back. But he targeted the officials who made the call, not Toney.
This time, he couldn't hide the frustration on his face.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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