How Patrick Mahomes spent Sunday: Lunch with the family & saluting Travis Kelce
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- Mahomes missed Sunday’s game rehabbing a left knee, did not travel, ate lunch with family.
- Mahomes posted briefly on X to salute Kelce after he reached 13,000 receiving yards.
- Raiders beat Chiefs 14-12; Mahomes limited social posts as the team lost.
If a Chiefs fan had been told in July that quarterback Patrick Mahomes would miss the season finale, there actually would have been reason for optimism.
After all, Mahomes sat out the 2024 season finale because the Chiefs had wrapped up the top seed in the AFC.
Alas, things are a lot different this time around. Mahomes missed Sunday’s game against the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, as he’s rehabbing an injured left knee.
Mahomes didn’t travel with the team to Las Vegas, so he had time to enjoy lunch with his wife, Brittany, the KC Current co-owner, and their three kids.
Brittany Mahomes shared a video of the family meal on her Insta story.
Patrick Mahomes’ attention soon turned to the Chiefs game, which kicked off at 3:25 p.m.
When Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce reached 13,000 career receiving yards* on Sunday, Mahomes celebrated with a short post on X.
*That was just one of the multiple notable statistical achievements for Kelce with that one reception on Sunday
That was the extent of Mahomes’ social-media messages during the game, which is to be expected considering how the Raiders’ 14-12 victory played out.
This story was originally published January 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM.
