Patrick Mahomes' EPIC speech inspires Chiefs to glorious comeback win against Texans

Sunday night's (Monday IST) American Football Conference (AFC) Divisional Round game between Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans saw Chiefs pull off an incredible comeback over  Texans. Texans started game with an early dominance, going 24-0 in first quarter itself. However, Chiefs bounced back well in next quarter to go into half-time 28-24. 

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Patrick Mahomes leads epic comeback in Chiefs' win

While turnaround was massive and historic in its own right, Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes apparently took it upon himself to inspire his dejected teammates after first quarter. NFL Flims released a 'mic'd-up' foot from playoff game which showed a fired-up Patrick Mahomes taking lead on sidelines. Speaking to his teammates, Patrick Mahomes stood in front of bench and urged his teammates to 'do something special'. foot shows Mahomes trying to formulate a plan to breach Texans defence by countering ir man cover system. 

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y’re already counting us out. One play at a time. Do something special.” - Patrick Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes words worked like magic as Chiefs took to field with more belief and dominated Texans.  Chiefs went on a 51-7 run after break. y racked up 41 unanswered points, scoring touchdowns on seven straight possessions. Mahomes finished game with 321 passing yards and 5 touchdowns.

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His teammate Travis Kelce with 3 touchdowns. 24-year-old was NFL MVP last season and if he could fire Chiefs to Super Bowl, he might just pip  favourite, Lamar Jackson for award this season. Kansas City Chiefs will host Tennessee Titans on Sunday, January 19 (Monday, January 20 IST) for AFC Championship.

Patrick Mahomes' net worth to go up massively?

Patrick Mahomes' net worth is estimated to $10 million by Celebrity Net Worth. With his stocks increasing every week, multiple reports suggest that Mahomes’ nt Leigh Steinberg, is looking at a 5-year, $200-million deal. This would make him highest-paid quarterback in NFL.

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