00:00Doc, if I'm being honest, I have no idea what to expect from a guy who is returning from an
00:06ACL, LCL knee injury in what, December, didn't see him in the preseason.
00:13What can be expected from Patrick Mahomes here tonight?
00:18Well, he's always been the magic man.
00:20Remember, he won a Super Bowl with a high ankle sprain, made it through all the playoffs and won that
00:26Super Bowl a couple of years back.
00:28He's had an amazing recovery from a dislocated kneecap.
00:32I'll give it to him here.
00:33He's back on the field week one.
00:35I did not think that he would make it.
00:37But there is no way he's 100%.
00:39He's unbelievable, but he's superhuman, but he still is human.
00:44He's not 100%.
00:46I see the Chiefs being careful with him.
00:48He's going to be fine and no issues from the pocket.
00:52But I don't see him doing a lot of extending plays and putting himself at risk.
00:57At least the Chiefs won't want him to.
00:59Remember, you cannot win the Super Bowl in week one, but you certainly can lose the Super Bowl in week
01:04one.
01:05And here's the thing.
01:07Josh Simmons with his back is out, his left tackle.
01:10So they have a young guy rookie there as well and a new right tackle.
01:15So I think there's going to be a lot of ball out quick, et cetera, type situation.
01:20I'm sure Andy Reid will have a good scheme to make it safe for Patrick Mahomes.
01:25Yeah, so Dr. Chow, this is a rare situation here.
01:28Prime time first game of the season featuring two quarterbacks who were injured and missed a lot of time last
01:34year.
01:35I mean, you just don't see that a lot in the NFL because on the other side, you have Bo
01:38Nix,
01:39who probably would have loved to just play with one leg if he could in that AFC Championship game.
01:43And they probably would have won if he would have played in that AFC Championship game.
01:46But he is back after the injury that he had last year.
01:49Him a little bit different.
01:51They're saying all systems go for Bo Nix.
01:53Are you a believer of that?
01:55What do you make of him making his 2026 debut tonight?
02:00Big matchup.
02:01Both quarterbacks coming off of ending season injuries there.
02:05But I have more confidence that Bo Nix physically is closer to 100% than Patrick Mahomes.
02:11How does that translate on the field?
02:13Of course, that's always a different story.
02:17So, Doc, I got to ask, you know, anybody who's going to watch this game and says,
02:21you know what, let me see these guys first.
02:25What should be some of the things that we can recognize early from Patrick Mahomes or Bo Nix
02:31that might lead us to go, yeah, this is not going to work out well here for the rest of
02:36the game?
02:37Well, I hope it works out well.
02:40But, you know, for both guys, we want to see a good game here.
02:44But the Broncos have a great defense.
02:46And they're going to test the O-line of the Chiefs.
02:50And I think Andy Reid always has a creative game plan.
02:54And there will be something underneath stuff.
02:56Quick ball out, whether it's tight ends or whether it's, you know, Kenneth Walker,
03:03their new weapon, unveiling him in different ways.
03:06The Chiefs will have a plan.
03:08They've known about this coming in for a long time.
03:10And they're not going to leave their star guy exposed,
03:13especially with both tackles different from the end of last season.
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