Patrick Mahomes lower a annoyed determine and blamed himself after the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ playoff hopes took one other hit after defeat on the Denver Broncos.
Mahomes threw for 276 yards and one landing because the Broncos edged it 22-19 with the Chiefs now sitting third within the AFC West with a 5-5 file. Will Lutz was the Broncos’ hero with a last-gasp, 35-yard area objective.
The Chiefs face an actual struggle to succeed in the post-season and Mahomes says any criticism of the staff’s efficiency this season must be directed his approach.
“I believe we’re actually gifted and we’ve bought numerous nice gamers, however it’s about being extra constant. I believe it begins with me,” Mahomes stated. “There’s instances the place I’m firing and we’re shifting the ball down the sector comfy. However there’s instances the place we go in spurts the place I miss a throw or a [pass] safety name.
“We haven’t been constant sufficient to win video games. It begins with me.”
Sloppy Mahomes punished by Broncos
Mahomes was annoyed with two performs particularly, the primary on the opening drive when he failed to seek out extensive receiver Xavier Worthy with a makeable throw and the second when he was intercepted attempting to pick Elijah Mitchell when the smart transfer would have been to throw the ball out of bounds.
On the early miss, he stated: “I’ve simply bought to make the throw. There’s no different approach round it. The play was designed for [tight end] Travis [Kelce] – and I believe Travis is extensive open – however you’ve got these alerts in your performs and the way [safety Brandon Jones] was sitting with Xavier’s velocity, I knew he was going to have an opportunity down the sector. I’ve simply bought to offer him an opportunity. I miss that one.”
On his resolution to attempt to pick Mitchell and being picked off by Ja’Quan McMillian, he added: “You may’t do it. I simply didn’t throw it excessive sufficient. [McMillian] jumped up and made a very good play. I’ve made that throw earlier than, however with the kind of recreation we’re in, don’t put the ball in hurt’s approach. Take the three factors and transfer on to the subsequent possession.”
The Chiefs face the 8-2 Indianapolis Colts subsequent week and Mahomes is aware of there’s now little margin for error.
“It’s going to be robust to get again within the division race,” he stated. “The objective is to get into the playoffs and attempt to make a run at it. We’ve bought to study from this one as a lot as potential, realizing we’re going to get an ideal opponent coming into Arrowhead subsequent week.”
Kelce not considering file, declines to talk to reporters
If there was one vibrant spot on the night time for the Chiefs it was Mahomes’ sole landing cross enabled Kelce to set a brand new file for the variety of TDs in franchise historical past with 84, breaking a tie with Priest Holmes.
“He deserves it, the work he places in daily,” Mahomes stated of Kelce’s achievement. “He’s a frontrunner, man. It simply speaks to the individual that he’s that he’s capable of go on the market and break that file. That was an ideal play in an enormous second within the recreation. That’s when he normally makes his massive performs.”
Kelce was much less enthusiastic.
After declining to reply questions from reporters, the 36-year-old left the locker room by saying: “In case you had been going to ask me in regards to the [franchise] file, I couldn’t care much less about that proper now.”
Kelce was the Chiefs’ major offensive menace, ending with 9 receptions for 91 yards.