Patrick Mahomes gets heated on sideline amid loss to Buffalo Bills
The final drive was not pretty for Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in a 20-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
Mahomes, who’s emotionally reserved and not too irate even during bad moments in a game, absolutely teed off on the sideline. Based on the TV broadcast, it appeared Mahomes directed his anger towards the game officials.
An offsides penalty on Kadarius Toney, since he lined up in the neutral zone, wiped out a go ahead touchdown. Safe to say, that could’ve been the prime source of Mahomes’ anger.
Mahomes slammed his helmet on the sideline after he threw an incomplete pass on fourth down. He was hit as he threw and the ball fluttered to the turf.
Prior to that, Mahomes found Travis Kelce for a first down but the tight end proceeded to lateral it to Toney, who ended up scoring the would-be-go-ahead-touchdown. But Toney’s penalty wiped out the unbelievable play.
With the loss, the Chiefs fell to 8-5 on the season while the Bills improved to 7-6.
Mahomes finished the game 25-of-43 passing for 271 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Kelce was the leading receiver with six catches for 83 yards while Rashee Rice added seven catches for 72 yards.
However, there wasn’t much help after that. Toney had three catches for 25 yards and Marquez Valdes-Scantling had two catches for 22 yards.
The run game was virtually nonexistent for Kansas City. Clyde Edwards-Helaire led the way with 11 carries for 39 yards, although Jerrick McKinnon did score a touchdown.
Mahomes and the Chiefs will see this loss burn a bit, since the AFC West lead was cut down to one game. The Denver Broncos beat the Los Angeles Chargers 24-7 to improve to 7-6.
The defending Super Bowl champions are up against it a bit. If Mahomes is to take over Tom Brady’s GOAT status, he’ll have to rebound from this latest stretch.
“I think, when I’m looking at guys in pro football, quarterbacks, you know, Patrick is the one that really stands out,” Tom Brady told Shaq. “They’ve done a great job since he’s really taken over and he’s got a really great coach — like I was fortunate [to have] and you were fortunate [to have] — that helps you and is there for you when things are going good, and not good.
“Gives you the humble pie when things are going good and knows how to pick you up when things aren’t good, but it’s going to be interesting.”