Mahomes bemoans costly INTs, says it will motivate him - ESPN

NEW ORLEANS — Patrick Mahomes said during the week that the most disappointing loss of his career came in Super Bowl LV in 2021, when the Kansas City Chiefs fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

That defeat, Mahomes said after the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, now has company. Mahomes threw two interceptions, one returned for a touchdown, and lost a fumble as the Eagles built a 40-6 lead midway through the fourth quarter.

Two late Mahomes touchdown passes made the final score more respectable but did nothing to curb his disappointment.

«Both [losses] sucked,'' Mahomes said. „There's no way around it. Anytime you lose a Super Bowl, it is the worst feeling in the world. They'll stick with you the rest of your career. These will be the two losses that will motivate me to be even better the rest of my career because you only get so few of these and you have to capitalize on these and they hurt probably more than the wins feel good.''

In addition to cornerback Cooper DeJean's 38-yard interception return for a touchdown, the Eagles scored 10 points off Mahomes' two other turnovers. The last of those turnovers was a fumble that led to a Philadelphia field goal and put the Eagles ahead 40-6.

In part because of Mahomes' turnovers, the Chiefs had only 23 yards and one first down by halftime and trailed 24-0.

“I threw a pick-six and I threw a pick that they returned to the 5-yard line and they scored immediately after,'' Mahomes said. „When you give the team 14 points, especially a really good football team, a Super Bowl football team, then not a lot of good things happen.

“I put us in a bad spot. Even though we put up some stats at the end of the game, those stats didn't really matter because