Patrick Mahomes passes behind the back to Travis Kelce

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ brilliant behind-the-back pass to tight end Travis Kelce is an early candidate for play of the week but he says the highlight was actually a crucial mistake.

Mahomes showed some of his Mahomes magic when he connected with Travis Kelce in behind the back pass To get the first drop in the first quarter of Chiefs pre-season match against the Detroit Lions on Saturday. However, Mahomes later revealed during an interview during the game that the highlight reel scene was “100 percent” improvised.

“Long story short, Travis (Kelce) didn’t run the route he was supposed to run,” Mahomes said. “It was a pass behind my back because I was mad. I was mad at Travis. He was supposed to run the flag route … and he didn’t run it. So out of hate, I threw a pass behind my back, but now that’s going to be a special moment.”

in Black“On the 33-yard line on a third-and-3 attempt, Mahomes pretended to hand the ball off to linebacker Carson Steele, took a few steps to his right before making an unorthodox pass to Kelce to move the chains. Mahomes held the ball in his right hand and then passed it behind his back to Kelce, who took 8 yards on the play for a first down. The drive ended with a field goal to extend the lead. Presidents“Leading the Lions 6-0.”

Mahomes, a three-time Super Bowl champion, said the play “happened suddenly” after the fumble.

“That’s what I’ve been trying to tell everybody. You can’t plan this,” said Mahomes, who went 8-of-14 for 93 yards on the first two attempts of the game before calling it a day. “It just has to happen naturally in the context of things. It’s not like I planned it at all or that I was planning it.”

Kelce joined the broadcast during the fourth quarter and offered a different story. Kelce confirmed that he did not run the right lane, but stated that it was actually Mahomes’ fault, effectively throwing Mahomes under the bus after the quarterback did the same to him.

“(Mahomes) was saying the play in a low voice and I couldn’t hear him. I was walking to the sideline trying to figure out what he was saying. And before I knew it, he hit the ball,” said Kelce, who finished with eight yards. “I saw him come out of my sideline run, so I tried to help my guy out. And by the time I looked over there, he was already in the middle of his game, like a picture on a sports card, throwing the ball to me. I think he was in the right place at the right time.”

Kelce concluded his interview by saying, “Don’t let Pat (Mahomes) trick you into doing the wrong thing.”

Fans — and even Chiefs coach Andy Reid — were clamoring for Mahomes to debut a behind-the-back pass in a real game after he successfully completed a similar pass to linebacker Isiah Pacheco. During training camp This week. Although Reid gave him the green light, Mahomes said he was “hesitant.”

“(Reed) is totally for it. I’m the only one who hesitates to do it in the game.” Mahomes said Earlier this week. “There’s definitely potential for it. If you do it, it should work… Once you have a good day, you have the freedom to try things like this. If it doesn’t go well, you don’t have that opportunity.”

Things seem to have gone well for Mahomes and the Chiefs, even if it was improvised.

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