Late in the third quarter of the divisional-round matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans, Patrick Mahomes found himself scrambling away from the Texans' defense, led by Folorunso Fatukasi and Henry To'oTo'o.
There isn’t officially a flopping penalty in the NFL rulebook. However, penalties for flops have been called before under the definition of unsportsmanlike conduct.
The two made some minor contact at the end of the play, as a rushing defensive lineman and a quarterback are wont to do. However, the officials flagged Anderson for roughing the passer anyhow. This call was so bad that ESPN rules analyst Russell Yurk didn’t even agree with it.
Patrick Mahomes’ wife Brittany Mahomes joined him at the Kansas City Chiefs’ AFC divisional playoff game against the Houston Texans Jan. 18, six days after she gave birth to their third baby.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) heads off the field after leading the Chiefs to victory over the Houston Texans in the AFC Divisional Round playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs defeated the Texans 23-14. Tammy Ljungblad
[email protected]With the Kansas City Chiefs holding a slim one-point lead — and the box score showing that Houston should be winning the game — Mahomes and the Kansas City offense faced a third-and-goal situation. With the football at the Houston 11-yard line,
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes connected with Travis Kelce on a diving pass for an 11-yard touchdown, securing the 23-14 win over the Houston Texans in the divisional round at Arrowhead Stadium.
Patrick Mahomes will take the field on Saturday for the first time as a father of three, with some similarities to when Tom Brady did it many years ago.
The win didn't come without some controversial moments, as Mahomes benefited from a questionable roughing call in the first the quarter and then drew an even more egregious one in
The Chiefs will face Buffalo or Baltimore next weekend at Arrowhead Stadium as they try to become the first team to win three consecutive Super Bowl titles.