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By ARNIE STAPLETON, AP Pro Football Writer
DENVER (AP) — Patrick Mahomes is athletic, agile — and ambidextrous, apparently.
Thanks in part to a nifty left-handed throw as he was about to get sacked by Von Miller at midfield on the game-winning drive, the right-handed Mahomes rallied the unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs past the Denver Broncos 27-23 on Monday night.
By overcoming a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit, the Chiefs (4-0) took a two-game lead over the Broncos (2-2), their AFC West rivals whom they’ve now beaten six straight times.
The only other remaining unbeaten team is the Los Angeles Rams.
Down 23-13, Mahomes directed a 12-play, 75-yard drive that ate up more than six minutes and culminated with a 2-yard TD toss to tight end Travis Kelce.
After a three-and-out by Denver, Mahomes added a 60-yard touchdown drive, handing off to Kareem Hunt for the 4-yard score with 1:39 remaining.
On that last drive, Mahomes was getting dragged down by Miller on third-and-5 at midfield when he shifted the ball to his left hand and threw it to Tyreek Hill a yard past the first-down marker at the Broncos 49.
“He’s actually more athletic than people realize”, Denver linebacker Brandon Marshall said. “People talk about his arm, but he can move out of the pocket and make the necessary throws.”
Even with his left hand.
“I didn’t know he threw it with his left hand,” marveled Miller. “He’s a great quarterback.”
“Patrick worked real hard on that left-handed throw,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid quipped. “Some amazing plays there. We’ve seen it in practice but not under those conditions.”
Mahomes proved slippery all night.
“We played well and we got to him but he would scramble out to his right as he likes to do,” Marshall said. “It’s almost like we’d have him in our fingertips and he’d scramble away and throw for a first down.
“The kid can play. He’s going to be really good. He’s really good right now, but we should have won the game.”
It was the first time since 2004 that the Broncos blew a 10-point fourth-quarter lead at home.
UP NEXT
Chiefs: Host Jacksonville on Sunday to begin a stretch of three home games in four weeks.
Broncos: Visit the Jets on Sunday, the first of three road games in four weeks.
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Corner Conference Tournament
(3-0) East Mills 25-25-25, Essex 12-15-17
(3-0) Sidney 25-25-25, South Page 11-7-8
(3-1) Stanton 25-22-25-26, Griswold 19-25-20-24
(3-0) Fremont-Mills 25-25-25, Heartland Christian 8-7-13
Bluegrass Conference
(3-0) Diagonal 25-25-25, Orient-Macksburg 13-20-11
Pride of Iowa Conference
(3-0) Mount Ayr 25-25-25, Murray 22-22-11
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — Patrick Mahomes rallied the unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter for a 27-23 win over the Denver Broncos. The Chiefs took a two-game lead over the Broncos in the AFC West with their sixth straight win over their rivals. Down 23-13, Mahomes directed a 12-play, 75-yard drive that ate up more than six minutes and culminated with a 2-yard TD toss to tight end Travis Kelce. He then handed off to Kareem Hunt for the 4-yard go-ahead score with 1:39 remaining.
DENVER (AP) — Patrick Mahomes made one of the biggest plays of the game with a left-handed pass. It led to pivotal first down late in the fourth quarter that helped the Kansas City Chiefs to a 27-23 comeback win over the Denver Broncos. The Chiefs improved to 4-0.
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos ran roughshod over the Kansas City Chiefs but they only ran 22 times and abandoned their ground game late for the second straight week. As a result they opened the door for the Chiefs’ 27-23 fourth-quarter comeback. Instead of being tied with the Chiefs atop the AFC West, the Broncos fell two games behind the unbeaten Chiefs.
UNDATED (AP) — The Cardinals were hovering around .500 when they fired manager Mike Matheny. They went on a second-half run that had them in playoff contention until the season’s penultimate day. Now, with Mike Shildt getting the full-time job, the Cardinals head into the offseason with plenty of hope for the future.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals are looking ahead with hope despite losing 104 games this season. They played better down the stretch, when most of their young prospects were seeing the field every day, and there are more youngsters in the pipeline. No crucial pieces are expected to leave in free agency and manager Ned Yost is signed for another year.
UNDATED (AP) — Iowa State coach Matt Campbell says running back David Montgomery is “day-to-day” after suffering an upper arm injury in last weekend’s loss to TCU. Campbell says an MRI and x-rays were negative and that Montgomery was working out with the team with what he described as a deep bruise. Campbell says Montgomery’s status for Saturday’s game at Oklahoma State is probable.
October 1, 2018 By Todd Kimm
Class 4A
1. WDM Valley (6-0) LW #1 @ C.B Abraham Lincoln
2. Cedar Falls (6-0) LW #2 @ Waterloo West
3. Ankeny Centennial (6-0) LW #3 @ Fort Dodge
4. Bettendorf (5-1) LW #4 vs C.R. Kennedy
5. Iowa City West (5-1) LW #5 @ Davenport North (Thur)
6. Dowling Catholic (4-2) LW #6 vs Sioux City East
7. Johnston (5-1) LW #7 vs #10 Indianola
8. Waukee (4-2) LW #8 @ Ottumwa
9. Cedar Rapids Prairie (5-1) LW #9 @ C.R. Jefferson
10.Indianola (5-0) LW #10 @ #7 Johnston
Class 3A
1. Lewis Central (6-0) LW #1 vs #9 Harlan
2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (6-0) LW #2 vs #6 Western Dubuque
3. Pella (6-0) LW #3 @ Oskaloosa
4. Solon (6-0) LW #4 vs Mount Pleasant
5. North Scott (5-1) LW #5 vs Clinton
6. Western Dubuque (5-1) LW #6 @ #2 Xavier
7. Clear Creek-Amana (6-0) LW #7 vs Davenport Assumption
8. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (5-1) LW #8 @ Spencer
9. Harlan (5-1) LW #9 @ #1 Lewis Central
10.Sioux City Heelan (5-1) LW #10 @ LeMars
Class 2A
1. PCM (Monroe) (6-0) LW #1 vs DSM Christian
2. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (5-1) LW #3 @ Sheldon
3. Waukon (5-1) LW #4 vs #10 Columbus Catholic
4. Algona (6-0) LW #7 @ Estherville Lincoln Central
5. Union (LaPorte City) (4-2) LW #9 @ Vinton-Shellsburg
6. West Marshall (5-1) LW #8 @ Nevada
7. Benton (5-1) LW #10 @ Roland-Story
8. Spirit Lake (5-1) LW #2 vs Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
9. Greene County (5-1) LW #6 vs Atlantic
10.Waterloo Columbus (5-1) LW (X) @ #3 Waukon
Class 1A
1. Van Meter (6-0) LW #1 vs Panorama
2. Dike-New Hartford (6-0) LW #2 vs Jesup
3. South Central Calhoun (6-0) LW #3 vs Madrid
4. Bellevue (6-0) LW #4 @ North Cedar
5. Wilton (5-1) LW #5 @ #8 Mediapolis
6. West Lyon (5-1) LW #6 vs #9 West Sioux
7. West Branch (5-1) LW #7 @ N.E. Goose Lake
8. Mediapolis (6-0) LW #8 vs #5 Wilton
9. West Sioux (5-1) LW #9 @ #6 West Lyon
10.Interstate-35 (Truro) (6-0) LW (X) @ Woodward Academy
Class A
1. Hudson (6-0) LW #1 @ Wapsie Valley
2. Algona Garrigan (6-0) LW #2 @ North Union
3. AHSTW (Avoca) (6-0) LW #3 vs Nodaway Valley
4. North Tama (5-1) LW #5 @ GMG Garwin
5. BGM (Brooklyn) (6-0) LW #9 vs Pekin
6. Edgewood-Colesburg (5-1) LW #10 @ Alburnett
7. Belmond-Klemme (5-1) LW #8 vs Graettinger-Terril
8. Saint Ansgar (4-2) LW #4 vs South Winneshiek
9. Mason City Newman (5-1) LW (X) @ Grundy Center
10.Highland (Riverside) (5-1) LW (X) vs Durant
Eight-man
1. New London (6-0) LW #3 @ #2 Iowa Valley
2. Iowa Valley (6-0) LW #4 vs #1 New London
3. Northwood-Kensett (6-0) LW #9 vs Janesville
4. AR-WE-VA (6-0) vs Clay Central-Everly LW #7 vs. Clay Central-Everly
5. Exira-EHK (6-0) @ Woodbine LW #5 @ Woodbine
6. Midland (Wyoming) (6-1) LW #6 @ Springville
7. Don Bosco (5-1) LW #1 @ Dunkerton
8. S.E. Warren (7-0) LW #8 vs Mormon Trail
9. Newell-Fonda (5-1) LW #2 @ Harris-Lake Park
10.Central City (6-0) LW #10 vs Central Elkader
| Record | Pts | Pv | |
| 1. Alabama (58) | 5-0 | 1497 | 1 |
| 2. Georgia | 5-0 | 1405 | 2 |
| 3. Ohio St. (1) | 5-0 | 1395 | 4 |
| 4. Clemson (1) | 5-0 | 1278 | 3 |
| 5. LSU | 5-0 | 1233 | 5 |
| 6. Notre Dame | 5-0 | 1216 | 8 |
| 7. Oklahoma | 5-0 | 1193 | 6 |
| 8. Auburn | 4-1 | 1002 | 10 |
| 9. West Virginia | 4-0 | 998 | 12 |
| 10. Washington | 4-1 | 978 | 11 |
| 11. Penn St. | 4-1 | 920 | 9 |
| 12. UCF | 4-0 | 759 | 13 |
| 13. Kentucky | 5-0 | 707 | 17 |
| 14. Stanford | 4-1 | 700 | 7 |
| 15. Michigan | 4-1 | 687 | 14 |
| 16. Wisconsin | 3-1 | 642 | 15 |
| 17. Miami | 4-1 | 600 | 16 |
| 18. Oregon | 4-1 | 462 | 19 |
| 19. Texas | 4-1 | 403 | 18 |
| 20. Michigan St. | 3-1 | 281 | 21 |
| 21. Colorado | 4-0 | 225 | NR |
| 22. Florida | 4-1 | 210 | NR |
| 23. NC State | 4-0 | 118 | NR |
| 24. Virginia Tech | 3-1 | 89 | NR |
| 25. Oklahoma St. | 4-1 | 88 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Boise St. 86, South Florida 83, Syracuse 74, Cincinnati 35, Iowa 34, Texas A&M 31, Washington St. 14, TCU 13, California 10, Maryland 10, Missouri 8, Mississippi St. 3, Boston College 3, BYU 3, Arizona St. 2, Appalachian St. 2, Duke 1, Hawaii 1, San Diego St. 1.
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Tree stand accidents can happen to deer hunters regardless of skill level or experience and result in serious injury or even death. Unfortunately, in nearly every case, these incidents were preventable. To help prevent injuries, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with Tree Stand Safety Awareness, is encouraging hunters to practice the ABC’s of Tree Stand Safety:
“Hunters should take tree stand safety seriously, every time you hunt from, hang, or move a tree stand. By performing these three simple steps, tree stand users can virtually eliminate their risk of falling to the ground as the majority of falls occur outside the stand,” said Megan Wisecup, hunter education administrator for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Nationally, the estimated number of falls from tree stands requiring emergency room visits decreased by 28 percent in 2017. In Iowa last year, there were four tree stand incidents and all resulted in injury. “That’s a significant, positive move on the tree stand injury prevention front but we still have room for improvement,” Wisecup said.
An estimated 60,000 hunters will be heading to the timber in the next few weeks as Iowa’s archery deer season gets underway today (Oct. 1st). Forest wildlife research biologist Jim Coffey with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources said hunters who spend time on preseason scouting should improve their chance for success later this fall. “Deer are habitual animals – their traditional trails now will be traditional trails later this fall and with all the rain over much of the state hunters have the opportunity to see the deer trails in the mud,” he said. “Even though food is plentiful now, hunters should still pattern the food sources and bedding areas.”
One food source deer will likely key on is acorns from white oak trees and Coffey said the white oaks in southern Iowa had an excellent crop this year. “Once you identify hunting areas, take advantage of the leaves being on the trees, knowing that once the leaves fall it will look a lot different to both hunters and the deer. It’s that time in the stand observing nature, seeing what makes the squirrels start barking or what it means when blue jays are calling that improves your skills as a hunter,” Coffey said. “Check your shooting lanes from both the ground and from the tree stand because it will look a lot different depending your angle.”
Coffey also advised hunters to inspect their tree stand and safety harness before heading out. “Make sure to check the straps and tighten the bolts on the tree stand and try on the safety harness to make sure it still fits. If it’s worn out or no longer fits, get it replaced. No one wants their hunt to end because they fell out of a tree stand,” he said. Part of preseason scouting includes preparing for a successful harvest. If planning to hunt in early October, or anytime the temperature is warm, hunters should bring large chunks of ice to put in the deer cavity to cool the meat. Freezing gallon milk jugs with water is a method often used by hunters. Then, get it to the locker as soon as possible.
Bow hunters harvested an estimated 23,000 deer in 2017. Iowa’s archery deer season is Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 and Dec. 17 to Jan. 10, 2019. Hunters who harvest a deer are required by law to report it by midnight of the day after the deer is recovered. Harvest may be reported online at www.iowadnr.gov, by phone at the toll-free number printed on the harvest report tag or through a license vendor during their regular business hours.
Iowa is expected to be without linebacker Nick Niemann when the Hawkeyes return from their bye week with a visit to Minnesota. Niemann suffered a leg injury late in a loss to Wisconsin and defensive coordinator Phil Parker says sophomore Barrington Wade and junior Kristian Welch are expected to fill in.
Parker has been pleased with the play of the linebackers after losing all three starters from a year ago.
Offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz says the tweaked their practice schedule heading into the Minnesota game. The Iowa offense has struggled the past few years coming off a bye week.
Ferentz says the improvement on offense the past few weeks can be traced to better production on first down.
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