Patrick Mahomes makes trustworthy admission after Chiefs’ newest loss

The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs turned in one other uninspiring efficiency of their loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday evening, and Patrick Mahomes is totally conscious of what was at stake within the recreation.

It has been greater than a decade because the Chiefs missed the playoffs, however they’re now in tenth place within the AFC with simply 4 video games remaining within the season. Kansas Metropolis fell to 6-7 with their 20-10 loss to the Texans on “Sunday Evening Soccer,” which formally ended their possibilities of profitable a tenth straight AFC West title.

Following the sport, Mahomes admitted that it’s “getting late within the season” for the Chiefs to make a playoff push.

“We all know the possibilities are getting decrease and decrease, however I do know the blokes on this group are going to offer every part they’ve each alternative they get,” Mahomes stated, by way of Kevin Patra of NFL.com. “You are simply getting late within the season, and you are not going to get these alternatives again. That is a very good group, however we had possibilities. We did not execute on the proper time to win it.”

Patrick Mahomes had an evening to overlook

Mahomes threw three interceptions on Sunday evening, although they weren’t all his fault. Travis Kelce bobbled a move that ought to have been caught when the Chiefs had been attempting to place collectively a game-tying drive late, and Houston got here up with the choose on that play. There have been a number of different passes that ought to have been caught however had been dropped, which contributed to Mahomes finishing a career-worst 42.4 p.c of his passes.

Rashee Rice had a brutal drop on 4th-and-4 with 5:26 remaining within the recreation.