Manufacturer of Patrick Mahomes' helmet says product prevented injury despite shattering in playoff game

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Kansas City Chiefs superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes scrambled and picked up a few extra yards in the second half of Saturday's wild-card round playoff matchup with the Miami Dolphins.

Mahomes ended up taking a helmet-to-helmet hit from Dolphins safety Deshon Elliott at the end of run, which shattered the quarterback's VICIS manufactured helmet. On Wednesday, the manufacturer said the helmet "did its job" by protecting the two-time NFL MVP "during a head-to-head impact in unprecedented cold temperatures."

The Chiefs-Dolphins game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City was one of the coldest contests in league history. The temperature at kickoff was minus-4 degrees Fahrenheit and dropped significantly throughout the evening.

VICIS ZERO2 helmet manufacturer, Certor Sports, said the frigid temperatures directly impacted the helmet.

"Extreme conditions like those are bound to test the limits of even the highest-performing products," Certor Sports said in a statement Wednesday.

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Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs heads to the sideline after his helmet cracked during the third quarter of the wild-card playoff game against the Miami Dolphins, Jan. 13, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. (David Eulitt/Getty Images)

A chunk of Mahomes' helmet broke off from just above the face-mask area.

"They’re testing it right now," Mahomes said Wednesday, "but I’m adamant on getting the helmet after. It’s something that’s cool, I’ll be able to keep for a long time. Like they said, it did its job. I was perfectly fine after."

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