Mahomes did what Mahomes does: lasered a perfect pass 46 yards downfield (57 yards in the air, considering where Mahomes was standing) into the outstretched arms of Marquez Valdes-Scantling for what should have given the Chiefs a three-point lead. The play of the game-and perhaps the defining play of the Chiefs’ season so far-came on second-and-10 with the Chiefs down by four points with just 1:50 remaining. The Chiefs lost a rain-soaked rematch 21-17 to the Eagles in a game that highlighted so much of what makes this Kansas City team better than last season’s Super Bowl team-but also what makes it worse. Under the brightest lights of this season, the Chiefs’ pass catchers quite literally dropped the ball. That’s what gets you ready for the playoffs and Super Bowl games.” “The biggest thing is you see how guys respond under the lights. That should come with more and more of our younger receivers getting game experience,” Mahomes said. “I think you see in spurts that we can be the offense we’ve been in the past. Mahomes also acknowledged that the Chiefs offense is still a work in progress. “It’s as close to a Super Bowl–type feel you can have,” he said. Leading up to Monday night’s epic Super Bowl rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles, ESPN asked Patrick Mahomes about the magnitude of the game.
