Patrick Mahomes
Dec 7, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) lowers his head during the fourth quarter against the Houston Texans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images
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On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs collapsed against the Denver Broncos in a 28-24 loss, marking back-to-back losses for Mahomes and company as they look to patch holes ahead of Week 9.
Last week, the Chiefs took their first loss of the season to the Seattle Seahawks, 20-3. Held to just a field goal, Kansas City’s offense couldn’t find its footing against Seattle’s stifling defense, which held the Chiefs to 165 yards through the air and only 50 yards on the ground.
Although Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday’s loss, many analysts, including Fox Sports’ Colin Cowherd, see the Chiefs’ dynasty coming to an end if they can’t counterpunch the league’s adjustments.
“Figured Out”
Cowherd took to his Fox Sports show, The Herd, to address the Chiefs’ downfalls and claimed the four-time Super Bowl champs have been “figured out” by two of football’s biggest powerhouses.
“Kansas City beat itself last night,” Cowherd said. “11 penalties, lost a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter, O-line was a mess, special teams — get out of here. Kansas City just took too many chances on character/red-flag guys, and they haven’t panned out, and the roster is really, really thin, and you’re putting all of it on Mahomes to figure out. They needed a fifth-round running back, Emmett Johnson, to play like Barry Sanders last night to take a lead.
“Seattle’s roster last weekend and Denver’s roster last night — they’re just deeper and more athletic, with superior O-line play. It’s the fourth season in a row Kansas City doesn’t have a top-ten offense; I mean, they haven’t completed a ball down the field post 20 yards in two weeks. So, the verdict is in: Seahawks and Broncos have figured it out; go all out to stop Kenneth Walker; take your chances with Mahomes going downfield; there’s nobody open. It takes the league a while to figure some stuff out.”
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Trade Deadline
Cowherd continued to lay out the Chiefs’ issues and pointed out the load Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid have carried over the past few years. Cowherd suggested that without the necessary adjustments, the league may have a handle on how to stop a once-unstoppable organization.
“Andy Reid and Mahomes, you just keep piling things on them, and the trade deadline is a week away, they gotta go get a wide receiver,” Cowherd added. “They have to go get a wide receiver, and by the way, the last two weeks this O-line has allowed the second-most pressures in the league, so they have a major deficiency on the O-line.”
The Chiefs have had a lasting legacy because of the success of Mahomes and Reid, but also because of the strength of their “core” players who have played with the organization for years. But Cowherd seemed to think time has done a number on some pretty expensive assets.
“When your core is compromised, when your core is aging, when your core is expensive [Chris Jones] and is not delivering, you start relying on fifth-round running backs to carry your offense, and so it took a while for the verdict to be in, but people have figured them out,” Cowherd said.
He closed with a blunt message for the Chiefs’ front office.
“Even a great samurai can’t win a sword fight with a plastic knife. Patrick Mahomes, it’s the trading deadline in a week; you have got to get him help,” Cowherd said.
Arrowhead Stadium will host the New York Jets in Week 9 as the Chiefs look to retake the top spot in the AFC West.