Early in the fourth quarter of the Kansas City Chiefs’ biggest game of the season, the football fluttered to the ground once again in front of Darrel Williams, and as soon as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers started celebrating, the camera panned to Patrick Mahomes, the look on his face telling the story.
There were still over 13 minutes left on the clock, but for all intents and purposes, Super Bowl LV was over. The Chiefs trailed by 22 points, their best chance at a sorely needed touchdown just foiled, and the NFL’s next generational superstar was caught staring at no one in particular, a look of disbelief mixed with anger, frustration and lord knows what else.