{"id":14410,"date":"2024-12-26T01:02:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T01:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14410"},"modified":"2024-12-26T01:02:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T01:02:50","slug":"patrick-mahomes-sends-nfl-scary-message-after-chiefs-beat-steelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14410","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Mahomes Sends NFL Scary Message After Chiefs Beat Steelers"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"l-article__header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"l-article__meta\">\n<div class=\"l-article__meta-item l-article__meta-item--dates\">\n<ul class=\"c-meta c-meta--post c-meta--list c-meta--dates\">\n<li class=\"c-meta__item c-meta__item--updated\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__content\">\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Patrick-Mahomes23-e1735164469552.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Patrick-Mahomes23-e1735164469552.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Patrick-Mahomes23-e1735164469552.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Patrick-Mahomes23-e1735164469552.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"742\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1262\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes believes his team is just starting to hit its stride ahead of the NFL playoffs.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0completed a three-game sweep of the\u00a011-day sprint\u00a0that began on December 15 in Cleveland and eventually ended on Christmas Day versus the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0\u2014 and quarterback\u00a0Patrick Mahomes\u00a0believes his team is just beginning to hit its stride heading into the\u00a0NFL\u00a0playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I mean, [the 11-day stretch] showed the toughness of the team, and I think we got better as the games went on,\u201d\u00a0Mahomes said, following the Week 17 victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe guys, they\u2019re mentally tough and they\u2019re physically tough,\u201d the Chiefs QB went on. \u201cAnd we played some really good football teams, some hard-fought battles, and the guys came away with three wins.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He continued this message on the Chiefs trending upward after a follow-up question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, that\u2019s what you want to do,\u201d Mahomes responded, when asked if he feels KC is heating up at the right time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, we feel like we can continue to get better and better, but obviously we\u2019re playing \u2014 especially offensively \u2014 our best football at the end of the year and getting guys healthy and we\u2019re excited for it. We\u2019re going to keep working. This isn\u2019t the end, this is just the beginning, and we\u2019ll continue to work to get even better as we go into the playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Patrick Mahomes Says Hollywood Brown\u2019s Return Has Made \u2018Huge Impact\u2019 on Chiefs Offense<\/h2>\n<p>Later, Mahomes added that the impact of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/marquise-brown\">Hollywood Br<\/a>o<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/marquise-brown\">wn\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0return at wide receiver has helped the Chiefs offense come together at the right time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019ve built up to the perfect spot,\u201d the three-time Super Bowl champion explained. \u201cWe\u2019ve gotten better and better before Hollywood got here.\u00a0Xavier [Worthy]\u00a0started playing better \u2014 being more confident. I\u2019ve got a better chemistry with him. Other guys have stepped up, started making plays, and then it\u2019s like you throw Hollywood in there and it kind of sets everybody perfectly in their roles.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou saw that today [against the Steelers],\u201d Mahomes pointed out. \u201cIt seemed like we spread the ball around really well and guys made plays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The superstar QB concluded that \u201cwhen you have that many weapons out there, it\u2019s hard for defenses to account for and Hollywood\u2019s made a huge impact on this offense.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chiefs Do Not Say If They Will Rest Patrick Mahomes &amp; KC Starters in Week 18<\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-youtube-com\"><button class=\"lty-playbtn\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<p>After Week 17, Mahomes noted that clinching the No. 1 seed is \u201clike winning a playoff game,\u201d being that it comes with a first-round bye.<\/p>\n<p>Having said that, Kansas City still has one game to play before their initial bye. And that outing will come Week 18 in Denver.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>What\u2019s unclear is whether or not Mahomes and the starters will be out there against\u00a0the Broncos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll see how Week 18 goes, and who plays and who doesn\u2019t play \u2014 that\u2019s up to coach,\u201d Mahomes stated. \u201cBut even getting this little break, getting back healthy and then getting ourselves ready to go for the playoffs, it was super important especially with the guys that we have banged up.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_6_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad  adthrive-content adthrive-content-6\"><\/div>\n<p>After a follow-up, the Chiefs signal-caller reiterated that it is completely up to Andy Reid on if he\u2019s going to start \u2014 or take the field at all \u2014 for the final game. Mahomes did express that he will study and prep for the Broncos as he typically would, being that they could make the playoffs and theoretically face KC a third time this winter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_5_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-5 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_5\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI have full trust in Coach Reid,\u201d Mahomes added. \u201cHe knows what he\u2019s doing, and he\u2019s done it for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes believes his team is just starting to hit its stride ahead of the NFL playoffs. 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