Video: Patrick Mahomes Completes Behind-the-Back Pass to Travis Kelce, Stuns NFL Fans
August 17, 2024
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is at it again.
In the first quarter of Saturday's preseason game against the Detroit Lions, Mahomes dropped back and hit tight end Travis Kelce with a behind-the-back pass on a delayed screen up the middle:
NFL @NFLMAHOMES BEHIND THE BACK 🫢<br><br>📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DETvsKC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DETvsKC</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/nflnetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NFLNetwork</a><br>📱: Stream on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFLPlus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NFLPlus</a> <a href="https://t.co/eewdYOpS8c">pic.twitter.com/eewdYOpS8c</a>
NFL @NFLThis guy is just playing backyard football out here.<br><br>📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DETvsKC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DETvsKC</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/nflnetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NFLNetwork</a><br>📱: Stream on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFLPlus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NFLPlus</a> <a href="https://t.co/wLoJ15AgG9">pic.twitter.com/wLoJ15AgG9</a>
Mahomes later said during the NFL Network broadcast of Saturday's game that he threw the behind-the-back pass "out of spite" because Kelce ran the wrong route:
NFL @NFL.<a href="https://twitter.com/tkelce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tkelce</a> ran the wrong route, so <a href="https://twitter.com/PatrickMahomes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@patrickmahomes</a> threw it behind his back because he was mad at him. 😅<br><br>"Out of spite, I threw a behind-the-back pass." <br><br>📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DETvsKC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DETvsKC</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/nflnetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NFLNetwork</a><br>📱: Stream on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFLPlus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NFLPlus</a> <a href="https://t.co/UJZavoLryV">pic.twitter.com/UJZavoLryV</a>
Kelce's brother, retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, was stunned by the completion, as were NFL fans watching across the country.
Benjamin Solak @BenjaminSolakIf I'm a 2nd-string linebacker doing everything I can to make a roster in Detroit and the back-to-back Super Bowl and 2-time MVP is hitting behind-the-back trick shots while I'm just tying to read my keys and get into coverage, I'd be irate lmfao <a href="https://t.co/jd4QtCzKlc">https://t.co/jd4QtCzKlc</a>
This is the second preseason appearance of the summer for Mahomes, who went 3-of-4 for 27 yards while helping lead the Chiefs to a field goal against the Jacksonville Jaguars last week.
Mahomes has practiced the behind-the-back pass at previous Chiefs training camps, and even broke out the move during practice in June on a toss to rookie running back Carson Steele.
Mahomes said in May on Fox Sports' "First Things First" that head coach Andy Reid wanted him to attempt the pass during a game, and that Reid "deliberately puts in plays" during which Mahomes would be able to pull off the trick.
"I think it was, we didn't play as well offensively enough for me to pull the behind-the-back pass off, this last year," Mahomes said in May. "But it's no one else's fault than myself... It's me not having that confidence to do it in the game. But one of these games, man, we've got to do it. There's been too much hype on it."
Mahomes added: "Hopefully it's to Trav, because I feel like he's the best at judging that behind-the-back pass."
The Chiefs quarterback apparently felt confident enough to pull the trick off with Kelce as his team's starters faced off against the Lions' second defense unit.
Fans are now challenging Mahomes to pull off the move in a regular-season NFL game.
Charles Goldman @goldmctNFL2020 was the first time we ever saw <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> QB Patrick Mahomes play around with the behind-the-back pass. Now, he's completing them in preseason games. Next up? Regular season. <a href="https://t.co/Dr2nnP7cJm">https://t.co/Dr2nnP7cJm</a>
Stetson @StettyWapPatrick Mahomes was made in a lab to play football his pure feel for the game is incredible. Can't wait for the day when we see a behind the back pass in a real game. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFLPreseason?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NFLPreseason</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a>
Mahomes sat out the final preseason game for the Chiefs in 2023, but Reid has yet to confirm whether the star quarterback will be taking the field again when preseason action continues on Thursday against the Chicago Bears.
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