So many times this season, Patrick Mahomes has been the wizard on the field. The sorcerer out of the pocket. The quarterback who made the impossible suddenly realistic.
And he had those moments Sunday night in Seattle.
The mind-bending, inconceivable, break-all-the-rules side arm pass in the third quarter to tie the game at 17. The must-score fourth-quarter drive, and the ensuing two-point conversion score.
But it was Seahawks’ quarterback Russell Wilson (18 of 29, 271 yards, 3 TD) who one-upped Mahomes’ magic late in the fourth quarter of the primetime showdown and delivered his team a 38-31 win — and a playoff berth.