Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are a great partnership for the Kansas City Chiefs. And off the field, the duo is the best of friends. As they get ready to face the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Super Bowl LVII, Mahomes has made Kelce a promise. And that promise has divided the NFL world.
Mahomes has established himself as an explosive QB for the Chiefs. But if he fulfills the promise he made to his tight end, he will scale to new heights in explosive play.
The Travis Kelce promise
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The Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes has promised his teammate Travis Kelce that he will try his behind-the-back pass in a game. And the upcoming Super Bowl on Sunday against the Eagles is not out of the question. According to Mahomes, Kelce gives his QB a hard time for not doing that.
But Mahomes’ promise has divided the fanbase. While some are waiting to witness such a moment, others don’t want Mahomes to try it with the Vince Lombardi trophy on the line. Here are some fan reactions.
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A fan is waiting for the moment all season long.
I’ve been waiting all season for this. Don’t let me down, Pat.
— Dylan cooper (@dcoop1211) February 7, 2023
This fan has the plan to go crazy if Mahomes does it in the Super Bowl.
If he actually does this in the Super Bowl, I’m going crazy all day
— BAKS (@eto_nam_) February 7, 2023
Another fan knows how analyst Skip Bayless will react to such a play.
Skip is going to explode if mahomes does that in a real game.. not even to mention in the Super Bowl.. the man goes nuclear if that happens
— it’s_Marcel (@It_isMarcel) February 7, 2023
But this fan doesn’t see any way the behind-the-back pass could be beneficial in a game.
I love the Mahomes off script stuff, but I feel like it's hard to envision a scenario in a football game where this would actually be beneficial to the outcome of the play.
— Zach Haugen (@zhaugenfootball) February 7, 2023
Another fan doesn’t know how it could be any better than a normal shuffle pass.
I can't think of any situation where this would be better than a normal shuffle pass. Only reason to do this is to make it look cool, and that's not how you win Super Bowls.
— Eli Langille (@LangilleEli) February 8, 2023
This fan can only imagine Mahomes doing it in case of a blowout.
If he does it for fun at the end of a blowout – sure. But I see no tactical advantage to it and if it blows up hell be excoriated as a showboat.
— ChiefDJ (@TheRealChiefDJ) February 8, 2023
The Chiefs QB returns to the Super Bowl after missing out on the Cincinnati Bengals last season. And he is determined to take it home this time against the Eagles.
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Patrick Mahomes loves the Super Bowl Sunday
Patrick Mahomes has an obvious love affair with Super Bowl Sunday. He can’t sit out of all the action. He will take the field for his third football finale in four seasons. And he surely wants to repeat the 2020 heroics.
The Chiefs QB is a man on a mission this season. He led the NFL in both passing yardage and touchdown passes in the regular season. And the Chiefs made the playoffs as the AFC first seed with a 14-3 overall record.
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Mahomes continued his mission in the playoffs in style. Mahomes played through the injury in both playoff games. And the QB set up a historic Super Bowl clash with Jalen Hurts and the Eagles. Can he fulfill his season checklist?
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