Patrick Mahomes’ biggest regret about tirade was interaction with Bills’ Josh Allen
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes yelled at the game officials and spiked his helmet Sunday late in a 20-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
Those actions were unlike anything fans had seen from Mahomes during his six seasons as the Chiefs’ starting quarterback.
During his weekly visit Monday on KCSP (610 AM), Mahomes was contrite.
“Obviously you don’t want to react that way. I mean, I care man. I love it. I love this game,” Mahomes said. “I love my teammates and I want to go out there and put everything on the line to win. But obviously can’t do that. I mean, you can’t be that way towards officials and really anybody in life. So I probably regret acting like that.”
Video of Mahomes’ sideline diatribe against the officials went viral. Ditto for his postgame meeting with Bills quarterback Josh Allen.
Mahomes told Allen the call was the wildest he’d ever seen and walked away after the brief meeting of quarterbacks. There was an expletive in there, too. Mahomes was remorseful about that interaction.
“More than anything, I regretted just the way I acted towards Josh after the game because he had nothing to do with it,” Mahomes said. “I was still hot and emotional. But can’t do that, man. It’s not a great example for kids watching the game, so I was more upset about that than I was about me on the sidelines.”
Mahomes said he’s seen the replay and if Toney didn’t consult with the official to make sure he was lined up properly, the penalty was justified.
“If he didn’t check and they weren’t good, I guess it is a foul,” Mahomes said. “It’s just something that you rarely see called in the NFL ... but it was a foul. So I mean, it’s part of playing the game, man, just learn from it. Part of being a person (is) that you learn from your mistakes and try to be better the next time.”
