left Super Bowl LV battered, bruised and brought low by a ferocious and unassailable Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense during the Kansas City Chiefs' humbling 31-9 loss.
At the same time, the Chiefs quarterback was easily the team's best player and did everything in his power to keep his squad competitive despite obvious disadvantages.
Mahomes twirled and pranced and attempted nearly impossible passes from improbable angles only to have everyone around the quarterback let him down.
"Until the last snap, he was trying to win the football game," head coach Andy Reid told reporters about his quarterback after the team's disappointing performance.