Patriots fans loved Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs proving they’re not a dynasty

On Sunday afternoon, Patriots fans learned what they sort of knew all along: there’s a reason Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers share a State Farm campaign.

Mahomes and Rodgers are far closer to each other than Mahomes and Tom Brady, especially after what transpired in the Kansas City Chiefs’ second-half collapse, spurred on by the superstar quarterback finishing 9-of-20 for 55 yards in the back end of the defeat.

Since Brady’s “We’re Still Here!” AFC Championship win, Patriots fans have had to deal with hearing that Mahomes’ Chiefs are the next dynasty in line for the throne, led by a QB with more raw talent than TB12.

At this point, though, it seems like the world spoke too soon, and is relearning just how difficult it is to sustain pure excellence for so long — or even for just a few years. Fate always has a way of intervening.

Needless to say, every Pats fan on high alert for a Chiefs loss on Sunday spent a little too much time rubbing themselves in the mud after the final whistle. Scott Zolak was positively glistening after Mahomes fell short.

Patriots fans love Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs struggling to be a dynasty.

Yes, it’s undeniable at this moment. The Chiefs are extremely good. The Chiefs are supremely talented. Mahomes has never been as bad as he was in the second half on Sunday.

All that aside … this isn’t a dynasty just yet, and when you allow Patriots fans to reframe the narrative, things look even worse.

Tom E. Curran, take it away!

You said it, not me.

Patriots diehard Kevin Wildes, who reckons with FS1’s resident Chiefs homer Nick Wright on “First Things First,” came out swinging as well.

Though his point isn’t made quite as saliently (just tossing “Won SB” in there kind of mutes your argument a bit), we’re well aware he speaks for most of Pats Nation when he rattles off these seasonal finishes that are objectively worse than what Brady accomplished from 2001-2005.

Add in the famous Chris Jones and Tyreek Hill quotes promising five and seven rings, and you have yourself a healthy dash of humility mixed in with the Okie Joe’s BBQ sauce in Kansas City on this Monday morning, where the sun rose in the East on the AFC’s last, true dynasty.

If Patriots fans plan to be on high alert, rooting against any superstar quarterback for the rest of time regardless of conference or division just to maintain Tom Brady’s supremacy, that could get very tiring, very fast. Middle aged men keeping up with this act may want to look themselves in the mirror.

In this particular moment, we understand the urge, though.

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