Patrick Mahomes defeated Ben Roethlisberger during Sunday's playoff matchup, but the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback has nothing but respect for the Pittsburgh Steelers legend.
"I just told him I have so much respect for him, I've watched him growing [up], and the way he plays the game, he competes to the very end," Mahomes said during his postgame interview on NBC (h/t The Athletic) when asked what he told Roethlisberger following Kansas City's 42-21 win. "And he did that this whole entire season."
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