DENVER (AP) — Patrick Mahomes spent a chilly Sunday afternoon strolling the sideline in a jacket and sweatpants, with a handwarmer pouch secured around his waist.
The Kansas City quarterback was just trying to keep warm on a rare game day off.
Next up, the real thing for Mahomes and the Chiefs as they go for a Super Bowl three-peat. This game, a 38-0 loss to the playoff-bound Denver Broncos, has already been flushed from memory. It was a meaningless regular-season finale for a Chiefs squad that had already secured a first-round bye courtesy of being the AFC’s top seed.
“Today, obviously was not great, but we know it’s ahead of us as a team,” said Carson Wentz, who started in place of Mahomes and went 10 of 17 for 98 yards before being taken out. “Pat, everybody, all the starters, they know what’s ahead of us and where we’re trying to go and what we’re capable of doing. So our mindset is on that.”
First, though, an extra night in Denver. The Chiefs (15-2) stayed in town due to the snowy and icy conditions in Kansas City — a storm that also delayed their arrival into the Mile High City on Saturday.