When Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes gingerly walked to the locker room in the second quarter of the Thursday Night football game against the Denver Broncos, there was a combination of fear and disappointment that spread among Chiefs fans — fear of the injury and its severity — but also a feeling of disappointment that stems from the deep roots of Chiefs fandom.
This was supposed to be the year. Fans have suffered long enough. They finally had the franchise quarterback to mask the deficiencies from the other areas of the team — but there was no hiding the weaknesses now.