MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Patrick Mahomes had been sacked three times and picked twice. His Kansas City offense hadn’t scored a point in over 33 minutes of game time, a couple hours in real time.
He was en route to his worst performance as a professional in his biggest game as a professional, down double digits in the face of a vicious San Francisco defense and a dwindling fourth quarter, Super Bowl clock.
“I was making a lot of mistakes,” Mahomes said later.
The Chiefs were getting the ball back though, less than nine minutes to play, on their own 17, maybe last chance, or at least close to it.