Mahomes can’t shake off sickness, Denver defense as Chiefs fall 24-9 in one of QB’s worst games
Associated PressDENVER — Patrick Mahomes showed up to the stadium feeling ill and out of sorts. “Worst I felt walking out of the stadium,” Mahomes said after his first loss in seven starts in Denver and the Chiefs’ first loss to the Broncos since 2015. On top of it all, Mahomes suffered cuts on his non-throwing hand and had to hear the stadium blast Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” as the Chiefs trudged toward their tunnel. It was obviously a troll of tight end Travis Kelce and his relationship with the pop star, who didn’t make the trip to Denver as she prepares to resume her hugely successful “Eras Tour.” “We didn’t play good enough,” Mahomes said. “We didn’t hit our shots when they were there and then when they were there, we didn’t execute it.” Denver rode a defense led by Justin Simmons — the safety intercepted Mahomes along with recovering a fumble — and an efficient offense paced by Russell Wilson’s three TD passes to beat Kansas City for the first time since Sept. 17, 2015, when Peyton Manning was Denver’s QB and Mahomes was still slinging it at Texas Tech.