Patrick Mahomes may appear calm under pressure but heart-rate monitor tells different story

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Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes may have appeared calm during the team’s biggest moments of their win over the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round on Sunday, but the data is saying something else.

Mahomes had 188 passing yards and two touchdown passes in the final 2 minutes of regulation and overtime. He had a touchdown pass to Tyreek Hill with 1:02 left and then needed only two plays to get Harrison Butker into field goal range to send the game into overtime.

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates during game against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

In overtime, the Chiefs got the ball first and only needed eight plays to get the ball to Travis Kelce for the game-winning touchdown pass to send Kansas City to the AFC Championship Game.

The Chiefs quarterback is an investor in WHOOP, which tracks a person’s activity and uses the data to help guide the user to their health and wellness goals. WHOOP released some of the data from Mahomes’ win over the Bills.

On the 64-yard touchdown pass to Hill, Mahomes’ heart rate increased to 171 beats per minute (BPM). When Butker hit the game winning field goal, his heart rate jumped from 156 BPM to 160. His heart rate nearly hit 170 BPM again on the game-winning drive.

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Mahomes talked about his ability to stay focused under pressure.

"I think it's a little bit of a couple things. First off, I've been in some of these situations before now. I've played in some big games, had to make some comebacks, and I have the