Patrick Mahomes spike vs. Bills: Chiefs QB roasted for failed celebration attempt in AFC championship game

Teddy Ricketson

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Patrick Mahomes spike vs. Bills: Chiefs QB roasted for failed celebration attempt in AFC championship game image

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If you want to try to find something that Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes doesn't do well on the football field, you're going to be searching for a while. He has a rocket for an arm, has perfected the pump fake while running in open space already passed the first down marker, and knows how to get late-hit calls running out of bounds. 

Mahomes' critics finally got something to jeer about. It was a good moment turned into an iconicly bad one in an instant.

The Kansas City quarterback had just led a 59-yard scoring drive that ended with Mahomes running it in from 10 yards out. What happened next, delighted Mahomes' doubters and went viral in an instant. 

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Patrick Mahomes spike vs. Bills

Mahomes doesn't get to celebrate his own touchdowns very often. He had never had two rushing touchdowns in the same game until the AFC Championship against the Bills. The second touchdown on the ground gave Kansas City a lead in the fourth quarter. You can see Mahomes overcome with excitement from his touchdown and what it means. He forces his way to his feet and attempts to energetically spike the ball into the ground. 

The ball slips out of his hand and comes out super awkwardly. Instead of a triumphant plant into the ground, it shoots off to the side and toward the stands. 

The points still count, though, and that's likely all Mahomes cares about.

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Teddy Ricketson

Teddy Ricketson is a Digital Content Producer at The Sporting News. He joined the team in 2024 after spending the last three years writing for Vox Media as part of its DK Nation/Network team. Teddy does his best to support the South Carolina Gamecocks and Carolina Panthers, but tends to have more fun cheering on the Atlanta Braves. In his free time, he loves spending time with his wife, Brooke, and their two dogs, Bo and Hootie.