Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are going into the 2025 season ready for revenge. After falling one game shy of the first ever three-peat in the Super Bowl era, Kansas City is certainly motivated to get back out there.
However, prior to the season Mahomes had some pretty telling things to say.
“Where Are We Going?” Patrick Mahomes Makes Stunning Announcement Ahead Of 2025 Season
Despite not having his best NFL season in 2024-25, Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to their third consecutive Super Bowl. Ultimately, Mahomes turned in a three-turnover performance in New Orleans to lead the Eagles to a 40-22 victory over the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX:
Reaching the big game may be enough to keep fans from calling for a quarterback change but to Mahomes, he’s motivated to never have that kind of campaign again.
“When you make it that far and then you’re at the end, it just hurts,” Mahomes told USA Today’s Jarrett Bell. “You put so much hard work into it. So, losing on that final step is always hard. But it’s how you respond… So, now it’s about, ‘Where are we going to go now? Are we going to get even better from that loss? Are we going to find ways to make everyone better, not just one person?’ I feel like we’ve done that in camp. But you can’t prove it until you go out there and do it.”
In 2024, Mahomes threw for 3,928 yards (career low), 26 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. It was arguably his worst season since becoming the Chiefs’ starter in 2018.
“There’s stuff we’ve got to get better at,” Mahomes said. “Especially myself. There’s plays on the football field that I didn’t make last year, that I’ve made in previous years. At the end of the day, I’m going to do whatever it takes to win, whether that’s passing for a lot of yards, not passing for a lot of yards. But I think if I play better, that’s going to make it better for the team. So, I’ve got to be better at executing whenever the shots are there, making those throws. Because that’s going to alleviate pressure on our defense and make them play more free and make the team play more free.”
Despite that, Kansas City still managed to win 15 games – albeit 12 of them were within a one score margin. If Mahomes’ motivation to be better than that is any indication, the rest of the league has just been put on high alert.
“It just gives you a little extra in some of the workouts and those film sessions, to try to find the little things to get even better,” Mahomes said. “You try to do that when you have success, but at the same time when you have success you can sometimes be complacent. Obviously, you don’t want to lose the game, but it can give you a little bit more motivation to be even better.”
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