KANSAS CITY, Mo. Patrick Mahomes stood on the fringes of his gyrating teammates, looking over as the glob of red-clad Chiefs moved in rhythm to celebrate Kareem Hunts second touchdown of the night with a choreographed celebration dance.
When they zigged, he zagged. When their hands went down, his stayed up. When they slid, he hopped.
So the Chiefs quarterback wunderkind might be able to throw for 300 yards in six consecutive games, but he cant exactly bust a move at least not in rhythm with the rest of his team.
Other than a pick in the third quarter, it was the only time Mahomes and his teammates looked out of sync in the Chiefs 45-10 route of the Bengals (4-3) for Andy Reids 200th career win Sunday night.
And if thats the only criticism of Mahomes in his seventh game as the Chiefs starter, thats a pretty good night.
Mahomes completed 28 of 39 passes for 358 yards and four touchdowns as the defense held the Bengals to 10 points and 239 yards in the Chiefs most complete performance of the 2018 season.
A week ago, Mahomes stepped out on the field at Gillette Stadium and looked every bit like an over-amped 23-year-old in his second prime time appearance. But this week, he settled in and cut loose like a confident veteran in his third prime time NFL game.
Under his direction and with Hunts tough runs, the Chiefs racked up 319 yards in the first half, the highest first-half total since 2016. They finished with a whopping 551 yards of offense.
Tyreek Hill set the tone, juking and head-faking his way to a 27-yard gain on the Chiefs first play. He eventually tripped down to the turf as he stepped out of a Bengals tackle, laughing and grinning as he got up from his speedy, wind-up toy-esque run.
Later in the drive, Mahomes kept the fun going, racing nine yards up the field on a third-down conversion, leaping as he ran out of bounds untouched.
Hunt partied on in the next two plays, first spinning out of a tackle and hurdling over Bengals safety Jessie Bates before he extended the ball over the goal line on his next carry to cap off the 95-yard drive and score the Chiefs first touchdown of the night.
To celebrate his first score, Hunt danced through a soul train line formed by his teammates in the end zone.
Two drives later, he capped another Chiefs drive with another dancing celebration this one where Mahomes moves or lack thereof were on full display.
The Chiefs (6-1) scored on their next three possessions, adding two more touchdowns and a field goal.
Tight end Demetrius Harris upped the ante on the touchdown celebrations after catching a 17-yard pass from Mahomes late in the second quarter.
