The Kansas City Chiefs got run out of the building in Super Bowl LIX by the Philadelphia Eagles, with the final score settling in at 40-22. Despite that, the team never gave up, with Patrick Mahomes revealed to have made one big request of his team as they trailed early in the second half.
While Mahomes’ counting stats look respectable in the final box score (257 yards, three touchdowns) he also committed three turnovers and took six sacks on the night. Simply put, Mahomes chose a bad time to put together one of the worst outings of his career, which is something he admitted after the game.
“We didn’t start how we wanted to. The turnovers hurt. I take all the blame for that,” Mahomes said. “I didn’t play to my standard.”
Even in a game where pretty much everything went Philadelphia’s way, Kansas City battled until the clock struck zero. That included Mahomes, who pleaded with his team to get a touchdown on the board when they were trailing 27-0 early in the second half of the game.
“Let’s go put one on the board,” Mahomes said before heading back on the field for the Chiefs.
🚨🚨CRAZY FOOTAGE🚨🚨
PAT MAHOMES, TRAVIS KELCE, AND THE #CHIEFS SIDELINE DOWN 27-0 IN THE SUPER BELIEVED THEY COULD STILL WIN.
“The #Patriots did this 27-3, we can do this sh*t.”
pic.twitter.com/D4BBvCqY0t— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) February 13, 2025
The Chiefs would eventually get on the board, but it wouldn’t come until there were 34 seconds left in the third quarter. The other issue was that the Eagles had added another touchdown to their tally, so when the ensuing two-point conversion failed, the score only sat at 34-6.
There’s no doubt that this is one of the most difficult losses Kansas City has endured in their recent dynastic run with Mahomes under center. As long as he remains with the team, though, they should remain one of the top teams in the NFL, setting the stage for a potentially explosive bounce back campaign in 2025.
