Patrick Mahomesis taking responsibility for the Kansas City Chiefs’Super Bowl 2025loss.
The team’s star quarterback took toXon Sunday night after the big game and wrote an apology to Chiefs fans across the world.
“Appreciate all the love and support from #ChiefsKingdom,” wrote Mahomes, 29. “I let y’all down today. I’ll always continue to work and try and learn and be better for it. Want to give thanks to God for every opportunity he has given me.”
The father of three ended his apology with a promise, writing, “We will be back.”
Patrick Mahomes plays for the Chiefs at Super Bowl LIX.Kevin Sabitus/Getty
Kevin Sabitus/Getty
The team was going for a history-making “three-peat” after winning the Super Bowl in 2023 and 2024, but quickly realized the task was out of their grasp. The Chiefs went into halftime without any points on the board and struggled in the second half to end the game with a losing score of 22-40.
In apress conferenceafter the defeat, Mahomes told reporters, “Anytime you lose the Super Bowl, it’s the worst feeling in the world. It’ll stick with you for the rest of your career… They hurt probably more than the wins feel good.”
Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs throws a pass against the Philadelphia Eagles in the first half during Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome.Kevin Sabitus/Getty
During thepress conference, Mahomes also took responsibility for his own performance, saying, “I didn’t think I played to my standard just with especially the struggles that I had earlier in the season. There’s things I have to get better at and they kind of showed today on the biggest stage.”
He promised to take the loss as a learning moment, adding, “I have to learn from that and have to try to be better at the next opportunity I hopefully get.”
Patrick Mahomes speaks to the media after losing to the Philadelphia Eagles 40-22 in Super Bowl 2025.Marianna Massey/Getty
Marianna Massey/Getty
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