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The Kansas City Chiefs survived an absolute thriller against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night, securing a dramatic 33-30 overtime victory at Arrowhead Stadium. But while Chiefs Kingdom celebrated kicker Harrison Butker‘s game-winning 40-yard field goal as time expired, superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes admitted he felt relieved about a crucial replay reversal that went against his squad.
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During the wild extra frame, Colts quarterback Daniel Jones connected with wide receiver Laquon Treadwell for an explosive 48-yard gain down to the Kansas City 17-yard line. Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed stripped Treadwell at the end of the play, and Kansas City initially recovered what looked like a game-sealing turnover. However, replay officials overturned the call on the field, ruling Treadwell down by contact before the ball popped loose. The reversal allowed Indianapolis to stay alive and kick a game-tying field goal.
Speaking during postgame media availability, Mahomes offered a hilariously candid take on the overturned call, poking fun at social media’s tiresome narrative that referees continuously favor Kansas City in high-stakes moments.
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“The big play in overtime where we think we stripped the ball, and it ended up being barely touched,” Mahomes said. “I was actually kinda glad coz I didn’t want to see Twitter’s reaction if they would’ve called it a fumble. So, we got to prove it the right way, get the stop there, and then go back out there and get a field goal.”
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Mahomes backed up his words by delivering a vintage performance under immense pressure. The star signal-caller completed 32 of 47 passes for 382 yards and three touchdown strikes to Travis Kelce, Xavier Worthy, and Jalen Royals. He then directed a surgical four-play drive in the final minutes to position Butker for the walk-off kick.
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