Since Patrick Mahomes joined the Kansas City Chiefs in 2017, the franchise had not lost a game by more than one score with him as the starter—until Super Bowl LV, that is.
The Chiefs fell to Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-9, handing Mahomes his first double-digit loss since his Texas Tech team lost to Iowa State (66-10) in 2016. In that game, the quarterback tallied 219 passing yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Against Tampa Bay, Mahomes threw for 270 yards, two interceptions and zero touchdowns. He was sacked three times and only tallied 26 completions out of 49 attempts.