The Chiefs, with an ailing and hobbled Patrick Mahomes, ended the storybook season of the Jaguars with a 27-20 win in the AFC divisional playoffs on a cold Saturday night at Arrowhead Stadium.
provided a change-of-pace out of the backfield rushing for 95 yards on 12 carries. And even a gimpy Mahomes was too good to slow down.
Even limping and wincing with every snap, Mahomes was just too good. He responded with an MVP-caliber march, hitting three different receivers on the drive, the final one tofrom 6 yards out for a 27-17 lead. Jacksonville had its chances to answer, but Agnew’s fumble and Lawrence’s interception made it too steep of a climb.
“We are all hurting because of the loss, but we are all hurting because it is the final game of this year,” Pederson said. “That is the hard thing. Like I told the guys, these are the games we are going to learn from and be better because of them. I told them plan on every year us being in these meaningful games at the end of the season. We want to be one of the four, five, or six teams in the AFC every year.
“When you go out there and it all finally comes to an end, it hurts. It stings. There are emotions, there are tears. You put it all on the line and you put so much into this stuff.,” Kirk said. “It’s not supposed to be easy to lose and to move on from it. It is going to sting and it is going to hurt. I am so proud of everybody in this locker room and this team to be in this place and to be where we are today.
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