Brittany Mahomes had a front-row view of the Kansas City Chiefs’ latest drama Sunday, taking in the game from a luxury suite at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas as Patrick Mahomes and company faced the Raiders. She made the trip to support her husband, and she documented pieces of the day on Instagram, including a polished custom Chiefs-themed look that got plenty of attention from her followers.
But the postgame moment that really landed came after the Chiefs finished the job.
Following Kansas City’s comeback win, Brittany Mahomes took aim at the Raiders on Instagram, zeroing in on first-time Las Vegas head coach Klint Kubiak after his halftime confidence aged badly. During a sideline interview at the break, Kubiak had said, “We’re winning. We’re gonna win the game.”
The Chiefs then turned the second half into their own show, erasing the deficit and improving to 4-0. Brittany responded by posting Kubiak’s exact words - “We’re winning. We’re gonna win the game,” - with a smirking emoji, a simple jab that spread fast and drew a wave of reactions online.
Fans quickly piled on with their own responses. “And We won!!!!
❤️❤️,” Randi Mahomes said. “The caption understood the assignment 😂👏🏻,” a second person wrote.
“Patrick seen that on playback and was like.. Bet🤣,” a third person stated.
“I KNEW his comment was gonna backfire and was waiting 🍿😂😂,” a fourth person added.
On the field, Kansas City pulled out a 31-27 victory over Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon, finishing with a fourth-quarter surge. The win came with a major downside, though, as breakout receiver Tyquan Thornton suffered a gruesome injury that cast a shadow over the division result.
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