In the first regular season game that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes ever dressed for, he enjoyed watching the Chiefs ruin opening night for the defending champion New England Patriots in 2017 with.a 42-27 victory. Now the script has flipped, and Mahomes is the one hoping to begin the new NFL season with a home win over an AFC rival — the Houston Texans.
“It’s very exciting to be the first game of the year,” Mahomes exclaimed. “There’s all of this anticipation, but at the same time, we’re playing a football game.