Patrick Mahomes wasn’t smiling. His Chiefs had just notched a last-second victory on the road, but the best quarterback in football was in no mood to celebrate.
The 30-27 win over the Carolina Panthers on Nov. 24 moved Kansas City to 10-1 after a loss the previous week at Buffalo. Mahomes, as he almost always does, orchestrated a game-winning drive in the final two minutes of regulation, putting the Chiefs in field goal range. After backup kicker Spencer Shrader made a 31-yard field goal as time expired, Mahomes walked off the field with a blank expression on his face.