With Patrick Mahomes as their quarterback, the Kansas City Chiefs have been so good for so long that they’re probably getting a tad bored. When you’ve qualified for six straight AFC title games (the second-longest streak ever), falling into a rut might be easier than you can imagine.
That also means they’re going to latch onto the silliest tidbits of criticism and trash talk as motivation.
After the Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills in an instant classic postseason battle on Sunday, Mahomes took to Instagram with his reaction. He wrote “good luck” in a post, seemingly referencing Dion Dawkins’ incredibly mild trash talk about the Chiefs earlier in the week.
Just for context, here is precisely what Dawkins said via ESPN:
“[Mahomes has] only been here once. So he’s never been here. Simple as that,” left tackle Dion Dawkins said. “Pat has never been to the Bills stadium in full. … The environment will be different, and not to say it’s in our favor, but stadium is our favor. Stadium is us. That helps us. I don’t care what nobody says. This is the most dopest feeling I’ve ever had. We’re having two back-to-back playoff games home. Come on now, like we get to leave and go eat wings. It’s cool. So good luck.”
I mean, yes, that’s disrespectful of the Chiefs, but it’s also so tame. It’s literally just a player expressing confidence in his teammates. It barely references anything about the Chiefs or Mahomes and is much more about Buffalo’s home-field advantage.
I’m happy for Mahomes and the Chiefs’ latest bout of success, but this was a bit of a stretch to take as some massive slight to their profile.
