How Patrick Mahomes Reacted To Game-Altering Drop By Chiefs Wideout

Patrick Mahomes had every right to be frustrated with Chiefs pass-catchers after Kansas City’s 21-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on “Monday Night Football.” But Mahomes took the high road in his postgame media availability and took blame himself.

Five of Mahomes’ passes were dropped , three on the offense’s final drive. The superstar quarterback found Justin Watson on what would have been a fourth-and-25 conversion on the offense’s final play , but Watson dropped it. And while that was bad, no drop was more impactful than that by Marquez Valdes-Scantling.

Mahomes uncorked a throw which traveled some 55 yards in the air and hit Valdes-Scantling in his outstretched hands. However, the veteran wideout couldn’t maintain control . The drop prompted criticism from football fans and media analysts alike, but not Mahomes.

“I have no regret,” Mahomes told reporters of the play, per the team . “I mean, they tripled team Travis (Kelce). So I went to the guy that won downfield, and Marquez (Valdes-Scantling) won. We just didn’t come away with the ball.

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“I could probably throw a little bit shorter. He was that open,” Mahomes said, overlooking what felt like a perfectly-placed ball.

When asked again about drops, Mahomes added: “That didn’t just lose the game, there was a lot of stuff that happened. You just got to keep firing. ... It starts with me. I’ve got to make better throws at certain times.”

Marquez Valdes-Scantling was visibly frustrated leaving the field after the Chiefs' loss to the Eagles tonight.

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— FOX Sports: NFL November 21, 2023

No team has dropped more passes this season than the Chiefs (26), who fell behind the 8-3 Baltimore Ravens in the AFC playoff standings after Week 11.

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