Patrick Mahomes addressed reporters after the Chiefs’ disappointing loss to the Eagles on Monday night, and he was asked about wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling’s costly drop late in the fourth quarter of the game.
Valdez-Scantling’s drop effectively erased a 51-yard touchdown pass, which would’ve seen Kansas City take the lead with less than two minutes left in the game. Despite a painful missed opportunity, Mahomes refused to throw his teammate under the bus.
Rather than put any blame for the mishap on Valdez-Scantling, which Mahomes would probably have been justified in doing, the quarterback took accountability for the play, suggesting he could’ve thrown the ball a bit shorter.
