Patrick Mahomes left Sunday’s loss to the Broncos frustrated, and that emotion spilled over after the game as Kansas City’s second straight defeat brought a rough stretch into sharper focus.
The Chiefs had opened the season 5-0, but that momentum has now been checked by back-to-back losses. Sunday’s defeat wasn’t as one-sided as the previous week’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks, yet it still landed hard because Kansas City had a late chance to steal it. A false start penalty wiped out that opportunity, and the Chiefs never recovered.
Mahomes made it clear afterward that the call bothered him. “It couldn’t have been big, but it was called. At the end of the day, you have to go with whatever is called, but a lot of times in those big moments, the little stuff doesn’t get called like that,” he told reporters postgame.
Brittany Mahomes also voiced her frustration on social media, taking aim at the officials after the loss.
Then came the postgame clip that set off another wave of criticism. A video circulated showing Broncos quarterback Bo Nix appearing to chase Mahomes for the handshake, and some fans online accused Mahomes of “trying to get away” from Nix.
CBS Sports sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson pushed back on that version of events and said the video did not tell the full story. “This is absolutely not true.
I was right there and Nix was on the other side of field when game ended and celebrating and took a while to get to Mahomes. They had a long conversation with Mahomes and Nix both showing respect for each other,” she said.
Mahomes did look visibly upset after the game, but the scene wasn’t what some online made it out to be. The Chiefs fell to 5-2, while the Broncos moved to 6-2 and tightened the AFC West race. Mahomes finished 30 for 41 for 321 yards and three touchdowns, but Kansas City still came up short as Denver tied the regular-season series.
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