DENVER — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes faced his locker while staring toward the ground, a white towel wrapped over his head as he stood and scrolled through his phone.
This was about a half-hour after the Chiefs’ 22-19 road loss to the Denver Broncos, and Mahomes was left alone with his thoughts.
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The QB’s corner locker was closest to the exit, meaning he had all sorts of space surrounding him without others around. At one point, third-string quarterback Chris Oladokun — seeing Mahomes’ body language — made his way over to dap him up, working to lift his spirits just for a few seconds.
Right after that, Mahomes’ eyes dropped again, with his team’s new reality setting in.
The Chiefs are 5-5. They’ve lost almost all chance to win the AFC West — all at a date before Thanksgiving.
And, as he’d later reveal, one thing in particular ate at him most after the Chiefs’ defeat Sunday against their divisional rivals.
“Just having an opportunity at the end of the game,” Mahomes said later at his postgame news conference
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