Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes throws audacious behind-the-back pass to Travis Kelce in loss to Detroit Lions
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There have been plenty of highlight reel moments in NFL superstar Patrick Mahomes’ career – and then there was what happened on Saturday afternoon in Arrowhead Stadium.
There have been plenty of highlight reel moments in NFL superstar Patrick Mahomes’ career – and then there was what happened on Saturday afternoon in Arrowhead Stadium. On third down and three with 6:16 left in the first quarter of a preseason game against the Detroit Lions, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback faked a handoff and then threw an audacious behind-the-back pass to tight end Travis Kelce to grab the first down, much to the delight of the home crowd. While the drive ended in a field goal and Mahomes only ran two series the entire game – which the Chiefs eventually lost 24-23 – it was a moment of magic that the three-time Super Bowl champion said was the product of a mistake. “Yeah. I mean, long story short, Travis didn’t run the route he was supposed to run and then it was kind of a behind-the-back pass kinda ‘cause I was mad. I was pissed off at Travis,” Mahomes said during an interview in the third quarter, as the TV crew could be heard laughing in the background. “He was supposed to run a flat route, I don’t know if you can hear me on the broadcast, I’m yelling at him and then he doesn’t run it, so out of spite, I threw a behind-the-back pass, but now it’s going to be a highlight.” “100% [it was improv]. That’s what I’ve been trying to say to everybody, it can’t be planned. It’s gotta be just naturally happening, kinda in the groove of things, and so I actually forgot about it until halftime, someone actually brought it up to me. It wasn’t like I planned it at all or it wasn’t a called play, it just kinda happened.” “I was just like, ‘Gosh, darn it, Travis,’ and I threw it behind my back and it worked out for us.”
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