The Kansas City Chiefs only managed to beat the New England Patriots by two scores in Week 15 after beleaguered wide receiver Kadarius Toney singlehandedly caused a seven-point swing midway through the fourth quarter.
Reigning MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes targeted Toney on what seemed to be a routine pass over the middle. Toney proceeded to bobble the ball as he attempted to reel it in, and Patriots linebacker Jahlani Tavai stepped in to intercept the throw.
Mahomes was none too pleased when he got back to the sideline. He exchanged some firey words with a coach when he sat down on the bench and was visibly distressed.
Patrick Mahomes after his pass to Kadarius Toney hits his hands and is then intercepted. 😡 pic.twitter.com/D6Ydut5Lbs
— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) December 17, 2023
Kansas City’s receivers have let Mahomes down all season, and for the second straight week, Toney has managed to put himself into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. While Mahomes’ frustration was warranted, social media had a field day when videos of the outburst hit the internet.
Check out some of Twitter’s top reactions to the sideline explosion below:
Mahomes has been patient long enough.
The Chiefs failed to give him enough reliable playmakers.
Expect that to be corrected this offseason. https://t.co/lv01og1eVV
— Kent Swanson #KirklandKing (@kent_swanson) December 17, 2023
Mahomes has every right to be pissed. Just a clown car with Moore and Toney every week https://t.co/0GI76Dparb
— Matt Verderame (@MattVerderame) December 17, 2023
Tom, Peyton, Aaron etc yelled at their guys for years.
Mahomes has been the poster boy for positivity and encouragement as a teammate. We may see a bit more harshness as he sees more stuff like this. https://t.co/Rvfk8BMGYd
— Seth Keysor (@RealMNchiefsfan) December 17, 2023
never seen a player have Mahomes like this. What Toney is doing is special lmfao https://t.co/XmWo3qs7HI
— Volume 2 (@SoloDahDon) December 17, 2023
I wish Pat would cut the passive aggressiveness and get into somebody’s face. https://t.co/s516EKXsr6
— Red Sea Reader (@RedSeaReader) December 17, 2023
when Brady and Manning did this they were leaders, when Mahomes does it he’s a cry baby https://t.co/Fjj3Jt9GVq
— Ron (@WillieDPOYszn) December 17, 2023
Mahomes is fed up with Toney and I don’t blame him. @ochocinco run me my money.
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) December 17, 2023
Please get Mahomes a WR pic.twitter.com/Wdq8Wnlht2
— BBQ Dom (@RealBBQDom) December 17, 2023
You can’t keep doing this to him Veach. You can’t https://t.co/uHlZe0dTa2
— Francheska Lathrop (@francheska_d_l) December 17, 2023
He's got one. He wears no.4. He needs another one. https://t.co/EUqp93dutt
— John Edwards aka Wyde Edwards-Helaire (@jackedwards1980) December 17, 2023
I think Patrick is finally done with Toney. https://t.co/ZmLdyCN0zl
— Colton (@KarrottFC) December 17, 2023
Mahomes said you gonna be playing football in Pelican Bay when Im done with you 😂
— J Tuck (@jtuck151) December 17, 2023
This was Patrick Mahomes' reaction after Kadarius Toney dropped a pass that ended up being picked off by the Patriots. pic.twitter.com/lYA3DqB02H
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) December 17, 2023
Same, Pat.
Same. https://t.co/ecGWf4gnFu pic.twitter.com/2LcPm8uysd— Arugula Franklin 💞💚 (@KTizME) December 17, 2023
Not just frustrated he looks defeated at the end of this https://t.co/V5iw0F7AwX
— spiderwomn69 (@spiderwomn69) December 17, 2023
Notice how they word this interception by Mahomes. https://t.co/k9PtXt8oZc
— 7️⃣1️⃣6️⃣ TJ (@TJDMCR) December 17, 2023
Is he a bad teammate? Asking for all the people who took shots at Rodgers over body language. https://t.co/1Ktto3Sgj8
— Matthew (@ThisIsMatthew97) December 17, 2023
Went to war for a week over a perfectly legitimate penalty for a man that continues to embarrass him. https://t.co/AvQFUgMGYi
— MKUltraboost (@hashy_larry) December 17, 2023
Mahomes is turnover prone, am I doing it right?
Amazing how when this was Dak last year it was on Dak. We knew better, but the narrative had to be held for clicks. https://t.co/Yrkos0too9
— Dan Ruppert (@Dan_Ruppert) December 17, 2023
Reactions like this just show you why Mahomes is so great. Puts everything into QBing. Brady, Peyton … all the best act this way at times.
Have never seen Zach react even remotely close to this once. https://t.co/1J9hJ3qW0G
— Frankie V (@FrankieVitz) December 17, 2023
KT will not be returning to the Chiefs after this season! Patty Mahomes is so fed up with him! https://t.co/SP7bzTF4rZ
— Eazy (@EazyBKNY) December 17, 2023
bro you’re the one that told him to just be himself https://t.co/c52q2ZQ1pD
— smalls (@StephieSmallls) December 17, 2023
I expect Veach to respond to the WR issue this offseason the way he responded to the O-Line issue after Super Bowl 55. https://t.co/s9jHYo2aNz
— Tyler Tomlen (@tylertomlen) December 17, 2023
Do you understand the level of incompetence it would take to break Pat Mahomes smh we’ve never seen him behave like this until KT showed and there were expectations. https://t.co/kb3B4jiruM
— J.O. (@JO_NYG_NYK) December 17, 2023
Andy Reid and Brett Veach are playing a dangerous game right now https://t.co/9DI6dALTfN
— . (@CodyyGakpo) December 17, 2023
