The Kansas City Chiefs failed on a last second attempt to score a touchdown before halftime of last season’s AFC Championship. In the second half, the bottom fell out and the Chiefs squandered that 21-3 halftime lead. Patrick just recently spoke out about what transpired in the second half that lead to a disappointing end their season.
Patrick Mahomes on the AFC Championship vs. CIN
“We were playing not to lose in the second half of that game,” Mahomes told the Ringer. “The second half of that game, I don’t want to say we relaxed, but I mean when you lead like you did, you want to make sure you win the game, but you don’t want to play like you’re playing not to lose. And I feel like that’s what we did. As a team, we were playing not to lose, we were playing just to get to the Super Bowl.
“If you look, they didn’t do much different from the first half to the second half. We just didn’t execute at a high enough level. They were playing the same coverages and we weren’t executing. Then momentum gets in the other team’s favor and when you’re playing a good football team, bad stuff happens.”
– Patrick Mahomes on AFC Championship
Brett Veach on the AFC Championship vs. CIN
“I think it was certainly a tough lesson last year to never take your eye off the prize and stay locked in for four quarters. Because these teams are all good, they’re all talented, you’re only a bad series or two away from getting bounced in any round in any year.”
– Brett Veach on AFC Championship
