The Kansas City Chiefs’ playoff matchup against the Miami Dolphins has been full of intrigue. Frigid conditions and a frozen mustache stole the show early in the game, but Patrick Mahomes gave fans something else to talk about early in the second quarter as he drove the Chiefs downfield.
Mahomes ran the ball on a broken red zone play that put Kansas City into scoring position and shoved a defender before hitting the turf near the end zone.
Mahomes broke his helmet trying to run over a defender. Every postseason he says fuck sliding and turns into Mike Alstott. pic.twitter.com/IT9XCDMYRz
— Adam Best (@Arrowhead_Adam) January 14, 2024
When he made contact with the Dolphins defender, his helmet broke, sending a large piece of plastic onto the frozen playing surface. The reigning MVP played with the broken helmet before officials eventually stopped the action to let the Chiefs signal-caller swap out his gear.
Users on social media went crazy for this second-quarter-sequence and shared their thoughts about what transpired.
Check out some of Twitter’s top reactions to this unusual situation below:
The Vicis Helmet is newer helmet concept, and is one of the top in all lab concussion tests.
One of the key features is the proprietary paint that is part of the protection mechanism.
Idk if it was ever tested in -4 degree weather!pic.twitter.com/K0SwT8OMq7
— Sam Schwartzstein (@schwartzsteins) January 14, 2024
#PatrickMahomes helmet cracked
Must replace for safety
Like motorcycle helmets, single use for big collision
Interesting no timeout or head check pic.twitter.com/8sE8iuWxQ6— David J. Chao – ProFootballDoc (@ProFootballDoc) January 14, 2024
Should have been taken out or a timeout called. Gift for KC there. https://t.co/qDIxSCYlBa
— Mo (@coryok03) January 14, 2024
How many hits can a helmet take before it should be replaced? @RiddellSports https://t.co/SFlK8ezWxa
— Loris Wisdom Azo (@lorax07) January 14, 2024
My god. Mahomes’ helmet totally shattered in the cold. Glad they got him a new one. pic.twitter.com/OROulrChb7
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) January 14, 2024
He played a snap with this!! https://t.co/nb8clZqYmd
— Kyle, a Madson (@KyleAMadson) January 14, 2024
Brings up a great question in what are the limits of helmets in extreme weather. Like, it wouldn’t shock me if these helmets are not actually made to withstand beatings in this kind of cold. https://t.co/MILJiO1Ocl
— H. José Bosch 🇵🇷 〽️🏆 (@HJBosch21) January 14, 2024
The bitter cold will make something that is normally strong very weak. https://t.co/ghDHJFB0t9
— georgiahusker 🎈 (@ellengreycarter) January 14, 2024
That seems bad. https://t.co/r32U7jWyFT
— Diana Gonzales It's Sho-time! (@trojanchick99) January 14, 2024
Bruh WHAT https://t.co/Zwx7XaMg6Q
— krissy 🌚 (@cptkrissy) January 14, 2024
Seems not ideal https://t.co/Wlu8qQ5dYl
— newyeAUr,samecallie🎊 (@soAUcal) January 14, 2024
this helmet will be on display in Canton https://t.co/Kg7xwPSxww
— crass pro shops™️ 🌐 (@RailBourbon) January 14, 2024
Doesn’t seem like it should be able to do that. https://t.co/BQjDyHvjT0
— Doug Brooks (@DesertVol) January 14, 2024
Clearly not helmet to helmet… https://t.co/BXot7ZQ8xR
— Taylor Schroll (@TaylorSchroll) January 14, 2024
i SCREAMED at the tv https://t.co/AIerc2TpB7
— Kyle (@KyleSleepins) January 14, 2024
?????????? What https://t.co/Auuic76mBM
— 🎁🎄Feliz Lani-dad🎄🎁 (@JusCallMeLani) January 14, 2024
Oh my God?????? https://t.co/rpHQuRkFsQ
— Desmond Bane Stan 🐻🏀 (@ThePiedPhifer) January 14, 2024
Goodness. https://t.co/f3FlCH5gOt
— Coach T (@CoachT_x2) January 14, 2024
— Drew Hughes (@drewhuez) January 14, 2024
I thought it was paint chipping off. When I saw them start the next play I was yelling to get him a new helmet. https://t.co/AXdRU8IZXm
— BMAC (@bryan1012000) January 14, 2024
this specific Vicis helmet is $700-$800 retail LOL https://t.co/mfZH4nTCAJ
— The Star Spangled Man with a Plan (@Tweets_n_Nike) January 14, 2024
I mean, Mahomes got hit in the head so hard his helmet cracked and a piece flew off and no spotter no head trauma check nothing
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) January 14, 2024
So cold Mahomes helmet cracked on a collision pic.twitter.com/YF4eSpN4Cc
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) January 14, 2024
Goodness https://t.co/LijGeGPGHf
— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) January 14, 2024
This seems uh, wildly dangerous? Not just from a "it's not providing the correct protection" angle but like, sharp pieces of plastic getting smashed into faces, cutting arms, etc. issues. https://t.co/tOWt02TUws
— Halbridious (@Halbridious) January 14, 2024
this is insane lmao https://t.co/2TaNBlrw6u
— a brick or a bullet 🎭 (@yourrushmore) January 14, 2024
