Tracy Wolfson stepped in to shut down the chatter around Patrick Mahomes and Bo Nix after the Chiefs’ loss to the Broncos, making it clear there was no bad blood between the two quarterbacks.
A video from the end of the game spread quickly online and sparked the idea that Mahomes had brushed off Nix after Kansas City’s stunning defeat at Empower Field at Mile High in Week 8. Nix had just helped Denver erase an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit, a rally that pushed the Broncos into first place in the AFC West, and the clip made it look like the postgame moment had turned awkward.
Wolfson said that reading was wrong. She pushed back hard on the suggestion that Mahomes was being a sore loser and didn’t want to speak with Nix, saying it was “absolutely not true.” According to Wolfson, Nix was on the other side of the field when the game ended, celebrating, and it simply took him a while to get over to Mahomes.
“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,” Wolfson clarified. “They had a long conversation with Mahomes and Nix both showing respect for each other.”
The game itself had plenty of drama before the final whistle. Kansas City had built a 24-13 lead late, but Denver kept coming and eventually finished off the comeback. Harrison Butker missed a field goal, his sixth of the year, and the Chiefs also came up empty on a late scoring drive, which sealed their second loss of the season.
The ending still managed to produce one more tense sequence. Mahomes drove the Chiefs down the field with a chance to grab the lead on the final possession, and he connected with Rashee Rice for a touchdown that would have put Kansas City in front. But the play was wiped out by a false start penalty on right tackle Jaylon Moore, and Mahomes was sacked on the next snap.
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