Why all the hate for Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs is only making them stronger

Patrick Mahomes saw this coming. 

He knew NFL fans would grow tired of him. And his prescience — that he knows all (or is a know-it-all) — probably makes you dislike him even more.

Before Super Bowl LVIII, the Kansas City Chiefs QB predicted he'd win his third championship and would kick off a dynasty. For years, he'd been a superhero, the NFL's most exciting player. But the tone of the conversation changed. He'd heard it.

"You turn into that villain. You turn into that team that everybody doesn't want to win. You have to embrace that, too, in order to be great," Mahomes told CBS' Nate Burleson last January.

If people were beginning to dislike Mahomes in 2024, they're openly hating on him now. The Chiefs are easily the least-liked organization in the NFL. People are tired of seeing them win.

Just look at what Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey tweeted this week:

Cue the GIF of Jesse Pinkman screaming: He can't keep getting away with this!

The Chiefs and Mahomes have this insidious quality that might remind you of "Breaking Bad's" Walter White. White, after all, side-stepped all the rules and laws. Though he was in constant danger of failure, he somehow succeeded in the ways only fiction allows.

And perhaps that's why people feel that the Chiefs' run is a thing of fiction. 

More than any team since the Patriots' dynasty, the Chiefs face accusations of referee favoritism. If you look on X after a mildly controversial call, you'll see complaints and memes of Mahomes kissing officials. Any call in favor of the Chiefs is enough to stoke conspiracy theories. The widespread response stems from Chiefs fatigue that's comparable only with other major dynasties.

Jason McCourty won a Super Bowl with the Patriots after eight