Packers CB Keisean Nixon says he read his sign before making a game-changing interception on Sunday, but Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes denies that claim.
During their Sunday game, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes refuted claims that Green Bay Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon read his signal.
Chiefs receivers Rashee Rice and Skyy Moore attempted to trick the Packers defense with a rub route with five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. But Nixon’s flawless man-marking resulted in an over-the-shoulder interception that was crucial to Green Bay’s victory.
Nixon claimed after the game that Mahomes’s knee tap—which they had watched on film—was a cue to Kansas City to take two receivers off the ball so he could play perfect defense on the play.
Nixon said, “I knew he was going to run it, and he ran it. I’m like, ‘Oh, I’ve seen this before.”
Mahomes laughed as he said, “First time I’ve checked that play in my history of playing for the Kansas City Chiefs.”
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Despite denying Nixon’s bold claim, Mahomes admitted that the Packers got a one-up on him in the costly play.
‘They got me on that one, made a big-time play and I’ll learn from it and try to be better the next time.’
The Chiefs have five games left this season and will look to go back to their wining ways against the Buffalo Bills on December 10. Mahomes continued to joke about Nixon’s claim when speaking of his takeaways from Sunday’s upset.
‘Just try to be more subtle I guess,’ Mahomes said. ‘Try to get us to the right spot where we can make a play happen.’
