The last time Kansas City Chiefs fans had the opportunity to see Patrick Mahomes in a truly competitive game situation was New Year’s Eve 2017, when the Chiefs traveled to Denver for their Week 17 matchup with the Broncos.
You don’t need to be a math wizard to know that was about seven months and a week ago.
And because of that, Thursday night arrived with feelings of anticipation and promise that was were nearly impossible to live up to—the expectation of dazzling long passes and touchdown throws with hardly any game planning at all.