Patrick Mahomes Claims He Wanted To Play The Bengals In 2022 AFC Championship
In a new Netflix docu-series called “Quarterback” that covers the life of 3 NFL QBs during the season, Patrick Mahomes reveals he wanted to play the Bengals in the 2022 AFC championship game.
After beating the Jaguars in the 2022 NFL divisional round Patrick Mahomes claims, although the Bills would have been an easier for the Chiefs, Mahomes wanted the Bengals because they talk a lot of trash and he was yet to beat them.
This is why @Netflix “Quarterback” is so cool to watch. Here is Mahomes at his house after the divisional win over the Jags talking about how he thinks they matchup better vs the #Bills but he wants to play the #bengals because he’s a competitor and is “tired of them talking”. pic.twitter.com/d6bpFoKWCd
— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) July 12, 2023
Through that point in Mahomes career he was 0-3 against Joe Burrow. Bengals players were going as far as calling Arrowhead stadium, “Burrowhead” as well the Cincinnati mayor trash talking Patrick Mahomes calling Joe Burrow his “Father”.
Burrowhead 📍 pic.twitter.com/QQUL8ELEt9
— ZIM (@zimwhodey) January 24, 2023
The 'Burrowhead' comments didn't age well 😅
(🎥 @nfloncbs, @AftabPureval) pic.twitter.com/dDd8mXkfrJ
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 30, 2023
Ultimately, Mahomes got his wish, yet another duel against their most fierce AFC competitors, the Cincinnati Bengals. Mahomes finally got to prove his point, beating the Bengals 23-20 and improving the Chiefs record to 1-3 in the Burrow era. The Chiefs then went on to beat the Philadelphia Eagles in a thrilling Super Bowl LVII, 38-35
The Kansas City Chiefs win the #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/47JrOlwqcC
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 13, 2023
We already know how ferocious of an athlete and competitor Patrick Mahomes is but this just exemplifies the truth. From being an MLB draftee to the Detroit Tiger, and then being the 10th pick in the 2017 NFL Draft Mahomes is one of the great in American sports.
The Docu-series called “Quarterback” covers the life of Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, Vikings QB Kirk Cousins, and Falcons QB Marcus Mariota. It can be found exclusively on Netflix
QUARTERBACK IS NOW STREAMING ON @NETFLIX pic.twitter.com/pUjxNfcQsY
— NFL (@NFL) July 12, 2023