The Bengals are ultimate revenge game for Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs

The key for the Chiefs

There are so many very real aspects to motivation that are going to be hitting Patrick Mahomes all at the same time this Sunday. First of all, he’s obviously getting the baby bump this week with our newborn Prince Bronze Mahomes III arriving Monday night. What a name, what a legend. Huge momentum in the corner of Chiefs Kingdom with the future of our empire now safely on the planet. Second, we’re getting Petty Pat on Sunday. Revenge Pat. This version of Mahomes is the most deadly version of Mahomes and should not be taken lightly.

Much of the motivation has already come, though, and has been at a steady boil. Mahomes has been blistering this season. He has somehow continued to reset the bar of greatness over and over and over again, and at times has carried the 9-2 Chiefs seemingly by himself. Gone are the hot feet, scramble-for-nothing days of Mahomes getting used to a new offensive line or overcompensating for a bad one. We’re not seeing the forced throws as the only viable option on the field. There is new patience in his game this year. He’s become an apex predator at the quarterback position and has set himself above his competition in every way so far in 2022.

The biggest driving factor here? Patrick Mahomes has failed to beat only two active quarterbacks who he has actually suited up against. One is Russell Wilson, which at this point in time is just laugh-out-loud funny. The other is Joe Burrow. Not only is Burrow 2-0 against Mahomes, but he’s also the only quarterback not named Tom Brady to ever knock Mahomes out of the playoffs. This is an unfortunate mistake that Burrow has made, but one he must atone for. Hell hath no fury like a scorned Patrick Mahomes, and on Sunday Cincinnati will get to see that first hand.