Patrick Mahomes’ tirade at refs appeared to be over penalty that negated Chiefs’ TD
NFL fans saw a different side of quarterback Patrick Mahomes in the Chiefs’ 20-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
It was the 107th game (including the playoffs) of Mahomes’ career. and he was enraged on the Chiefs’ sideline. Mahomes was angrily yelling and spiked his helmet at one point.
Mahomes and fans everywhere initially thought the Chiefs had taken a lead with a little over a minute to play.
Mahomes threw a 25-yard pass to tight end Travis Kelce, who lateraled the ball back to Kadarius Toney, who then ran 24 yards for a touchdown. Unfortunately for the Chiefs, Toney had lined up offsides and the play was negated.
Mahomes then threw three straight incompletions to end the game, as the Chiefs’ hopes for a comeback ended.
One lip reader believes he knows what had set off Mahomes. Here is how X user Brian Jopp interpreted what Mahomes was saying during his tirade: “That’s low man, we’re playing our ... asses off and ... call offensive offsides.”
That would be in reference to the touchdown that was negated by the flag.
CBS Sports broadcaster Tony Romo noted that players can sometimes lose control of their emotions, and that seemed to be the case with Mahomes on Sunday.
After the game, Mahomes confirmed that he was not happy that particular call had been made on Toney.
“The flag today was tough,” Mahomes told reporters. “Offensive offsides. Like I said in elementary school we talk about you line up, you point to the ref, you’re good, you’re not good. If not, they come to you they tell you you need to get off the ball more, you need to be on the ball more. You have a discussion. I mean, that’s the ref’s job. I mean you want to have an open discussion so that you can go out there for the best product you can on the field.”
This story was originally published December 10, 2023 at 7:41 PM.
