‘You don’t wanna get burned’: As Patrick Mahomes, Bo Nix return, NFL defensive minds split on how to game-plan for QBs in first game back from injury

By Jori Epstein | Published: 9/11/2026

One notable suggestion: “Blitz they ass. Get after they ass because that’ll be the first chance having live bullets. You can simulate that all you want, but that’s not football. ... So you get after that ass and you blitz.

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