When Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid made it known that Patrick Mahomes was going to get some live reps in the first preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals, some eyebrows were raised. Considering how important Mahomes is to the Chiefs,

Patrick Mahomes starts his preseason strong with the Kansas City Chiefs, scoring a quick touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals.

Brownlee made a heck of a touchdown catch, the highlight of the Chiefs’ 20-17 loss to the Cardinals in the preseason opener here in Arizona — and, ahem, most certainly the highlight of the 48 seconds Patrick Mahomes spent on the field. But there’s something far more telling about that play. The throw. Or, rather, the decision to throw it at all.