Getty Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
During the fourth quarter of the Kansas City Chiefs‘ Week 15 game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw a pass to receiver Kadarius Toney that was dropped and subsequently intercepted by Patriots linebacker Jahlani Tavai. The play had Mahomes so frustrated that his reaction on the sideline went viral on social media.
This was Patrick Mahomes’ reaction after Kadarius Toney dropped a pass that ended up being picked off by the Patriots.
Though it’s tough to tell word-for-word what Mahomes was saying in the video, some novice-level lip reading reveals that he yells out at least a couple of expletives during his rant.
That interception was part of a four-series drought Kansas City’s offense had in the fourth quarter in which the team scored no points. The team still won 27-17, but there were a lot of mistakes in between the scoring for the defending Super Bowl champions.
The Chiefs are now 9-5 and have a Week 16 matchup at Arrowhead Stadium against the division-rival Las Vegas Raiders.
Chiefs End Losing Skid in Week 15
The Chiefs ended their two-game losing skid by defeating the Patriots on the road in Week 15.
Mahomes completed 27-of-37 pass attempts for 305 yards, 2 touchdowns, and threw 2 interceptions. His leading receiver was rookie Rashee Rice, who caught all 9 of his targets for 91 yards and 1 touchdown. Tight end Travis Kelce, Kansas City’s leading receiver on the season, caught 5-of-7 targets for 28 yards.
Running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire started in place of Isiah Pacheco and ran the ball 13 times for 37 yards — 2.8 yards per attempt — and also had 4 receptions for 64 yards and 1 touchdown.
Kansas City’s defense overall had a successful day against New England; the unit allowed just 206 yards of total offense, sacked Patriots starting QB Bailey Zappe 4 times, and had 1 turnover (interception). The Chiefs’ defense also dominated on 3rd-down, allowing New England to convert on just 2 of its 12 third-down attempts.
Kicker Harrison Butker made 2-of-3 field goal attempts and all 3 point after attempts.
Twitter/X Reacts to Chiefs’ Week 15 Victory
Users on X, formerly Twitter, reacted to the Chiefs’ Week 15 victory over the Patriots.
“Cut Toney and make some sacrifices to the gods that Veach gets Mahomes some weapons in the off season,” one user wrote.
“Mahomes needs to go to the coaches or the GM and say he’s not playing until KT19 is cut from the team, and I’m being 100% serious he should. 19 is going to cost them in the playoffs just watch,” another user wrote.
“Not impressed the @Chiefs beat one of the worst teams in the NFL. If they make the playoffs they won’t make it past the wild card round because they haven’t fixed the offense. Drops, penalties, sacks…they are fortunate they have a defense and the patriots suck worse,” another user wrote.
“Can’t imagine the score if it weren’t for penalties and turnovers man. This team has so much potential but we keep shooting ourselves in the foot,” another user wrote.
“Struggle win despite the score. The offensive issues are still there. With little to no improvement from the start of the season. That’s a problem! Fix it @Chiefs Respect to our Defense for holding strong!” another user wrote.
“Yeaaaa kc better find 2 solid wr and replace toney/sky. Kelce needs to retire and the o tackles are..well you all know,” another user wrote.