Somehow, a bad statistic about Patrick Mahomes is also insanely impressive. In Super Bowl LV, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 31-9, which meant Mahomes lost an NFL game by more than one possession for the first time in his career.
That’s right: Mahomes has never gotten blown out in his three seasons as a starter. In fact, his margin of defeat (22) was half of his aggregate margin of defeat in all his losses combined (44). Mahomes had always managed to keep the game tight. Super Bowl LV, however, was a different story, with the Buccaneers throttling the Chiefs offensive line, which made life pretty much impossible for Mahomes.
He finished the game with a 52.3 passer rating, the worst of his career, while seeing 29 pressures, the most for a quarterback in Super Bowl history. Mahomes finished with zero touchdowns and two interceptions.
The last time Patrick Mahomes lost an NFL game by more than one possession was…
NEVER.
This would be the first time in his NFL career. pic.twitter.com/4ydTqz0Uff
— NFLonCBS (@NFLonCBS) February 8, 2021
While it’s brutal that Mahomes suffered such a big defeat and by a large margin, it’s also insanely impressive that the quarterback had not lost in blowout fashion to this point in his career. It’s a testament to Mahomes’ generational abilities — and to Andy Reid’s impressive coaching.
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