Patrick Mahomes Reveals Message To Kadarius Toney After Foolish Penalty in Buffalo Bills' Win at Chiefs

Patrick Mahomes Reveals Message To Kadarius Toney After Foolish Penalty in Buffalo Bills' Win at Chiefs

Even the most passionate Buffalo Bills fan has respect for Patrick Mahomes and the way he generally conducts himself. (We think.)

That's what made his Kansas City Chiefs star's tantrum in the wake of Sunday's 20-17 loss to Buffalo so stunning; not only was he out of control in regard to his teary-eyed ranting at the referees - a rant that continued even as he shook hands with Josh Allen after the win - but he was wrong to not point the finger at the real offender ...

Kadarius Toney, who lined up offsides, thus negating a spectacular would-be touchdown that could've ruined the Bills' season. The play, of course: A late-game Mahomes downfield bullet that was caught by Travis Kelce and then lateral-passed to Toney, who trotted in for the score ...

That wasn't.

Mahomes initially claimed - loudly - that the call against Toney was "(bleeping) terrible" and the "wildest call (he'd) ever seen." Chiefs coach Andy Reid even backed that up, blaming the beleaguered refs instead of himself, for not having Toney properly aligned.

And what do the Chiefs say now, especially to one another? Mahomes revealed his pep-talk message to Toney.

"Just be you man,'' Mahomes said. "You make one mistake, that's not gonna define you. It's gonna be how you respond to that mistake."

Unfortunately, as good as the 8-5 Chiefs, are, Toney and the other Mahomes receivers have made lots of mistakes. Toney has 25 receptions for 164 yards and one touchdown this season, averaging just 6.6 yards per catch. ... and the Kansas City offense has been plagued by drops.

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The Chiefs now move on and will face the lowly New England Patriots (3-10) this Sunday. And Buffalo will do the same, at 7-6 playing host on Sunday to the 10-3 Dallas Cowboys.