Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes has been ripped off by columnist Jason Whitlock for playing the victim after Sunday’s dramatic loss.
The Chiefs lost 20-17 to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday after what would have been a game-winning touchdown by Kadarius Toney was negated due to an offsides penalty on the wide receiver.
A screaming Mahomes had to be restrained as he tried to confront the officials and threw his helmet into the ground before telling opposite number Josh Allen that the call was “bloody awful” in the dramatic moments at the end of the game. game at Arrowhead Stadium.
And sports columnist Whitlock attacked the quarterback, accusing him of his “victim mentality.”
“My problem is the victim mentality,” Whitlock said on Fearless with Jason Whitlock. “That all the calls the Chiefs have gotten over the years with Patrick Mahomes and with Andy Reid, and suddenly one of the most obvious penalties in the world is the worst thing they’ve ever seen. And to throw these kinds of tantrums.
An enraged Patrick Mahomes yelled at officials and slammed his helmet after the Chiefs ruled out a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills late in the fourth quarter
The officials called the touchdown back because Karadius Toney (circled) was in an offside position
“If Josh Allen had lost that game, and gone up to Patrick Mahomes after the game and complained, ‘worst call ever,’ and threw tantrums like that, the same people jumping on Kadarius Toney would be shredding Josh Allen. .
“Patrick Mahomes lives in this protected space. He is clearly worthy of criticism. This is a bad sight for him. And the criticism would actually do Patrick Mahomes some good. It might wake him up. Say something like, “Hey man, I handled that wrong. I set the wrong tone. Now I’ve got Andy Reid standing here whining and crying.”
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid had branded the call shameful, before admitting Toney had not checked with the officials if he was offside.
“Are you calling this phone call embarrassing again?” Whitlock added. “He’s literally acting like Sean Payton losing to the Rams because of a non-PI call. That’s how he acts, as if this was the equivalent of what took the Saints out of the Super Bowl against the Rams.
The Chiefs players stopped Mahomes when he tried to confront the officials after an offside rule
Mahomes says he’ll accept whatever penalty comes his way after losing his cool on Sunday
The reigning NFL MVP admitted that his behavior toward the officials that night was outrageous
“I’m telling you I love Andy Reid (but) this is Patrick Mahomes buying into the victim mentality and infecting the entire team, including Andy Reid. It’s a mistake, these guys both need to quit.’
Much of the Chiefs’ anger was thought to stem from the referees’ failure to warn them of a possible offensive offside.
But referee Carl Cheffers said Toney was so far offside that he was ‘blocking our view of the ball’ and admitted he would have given the Chiefs advice on their positioning if they had asked. But Reid admitted that wasn’t the case.
Mahomes has since said he regrets his actions and will accept any fine he receives for the on-field meltdown.
