Patrick Mahomes Rescues Chiefs Once Again With Heroic Play in Final Minute vs. Panthers

It was a close call for the Chiefs.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes runs with the ball. / Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images

Kansas City Chiefs fans sat on the edge of their seats in the final minutes of Sunday's game vs. the Carolina Panthers, which was unexpected for a 9–1 vs. 3–7 matchup.

With 1:55 left in the game, Panthers quarterback Bryce Young completed a touchdown pass to Chuba Hubbard to put Carolina within two of the Chiefs. Carolina then was able to get the two-point conversion to tie the game.

However, 1:46 is a lot of time for Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. He once again proved to be the team's hero when took off with the ball for 33-yards gain to put the team in field-goal range. The Chiefs didn't stop there as they continued to push the ball up the field to give new kicker Spencer Shrader a better chance of kicking the ball through the uprights.

Here's Mahomes's run:

MAHOMES. 33-YARD RUN.

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— NFL (@NFL) November 24, 2024

Shrader nailed the 31-yard field goal attempt as time expired to seal the victory for the Chiefs. Mahomes wants to see his offense pick up the pace in the fourth quarter moving forward, though.

"We gotta be better finishing in the fourth quarter, offensively especially," Mahomes told CBS's Evan Washburn after the game. "We're going to keep working."

What a nail-biter.

Fans on social media couldn't help but applaud Mahomes again for this last drive, even though some debated the game shouldn't have been close to begin with.

And Patrick Mahomes decides, "I'll just do it myself." https://t.co/vtbNODYEap

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) November 24, 2024

Patrick Mahomes carried the Chiefs on his shoulders all game. pic.twitter.com/W50BNgylqS

— 🗣🎙‼️ (@LanceTHESPOKEN) November 24, 2024

We can talk all day about other QBs… or the KC offense — but it almost never fails that in the end, @Chiefs @PatrickMahomes does whatever he has to, for the win…

— Hannah Storm (@HannahStormESPN) November 24, 2024

There isn’t a better high leverage player in sports than Patrick Mahomes

Everyone in the stadium knows what’s going to happen when he touches the ball with time left

— ky (@MargielaKy) November 24, 2024

Death, taxes, Mahomes sneaking down the sideline for a long run on a potential game-winning drive.

— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) November 24, 2024

Patrick Mahomes is the greatest situational scrambler pic.twitter.com/DRjjnlPQMR

— BBQ Dom (@RealBBQDom) November 24, 2024

Good news is Patrick Mahomes played like himself today...bad news is the Offensive Line was awful as was the entirety of the pass defense

— DMac Wake (@DMacWake316) November 24, 2024

Patrick Mahomes making a big play in a close game pic.twitter.com/TlicVGz6St

— FanDuel (@FanDuel) November 24, 2024

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