Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will not be playing in Super Bowl 60 on Feb. 8. In fact, Mahomes and Co. missed the NFL playoffs entirely after finishing the season with a 6-11 record. This is the first time the Chiefs are not part of the postseason since 2014, and the first playoff miss for Mahomes since he became the team’s QB1.
It will be the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots who will battle it out in the big game. Both teams will be looking to make history in their return to the Super Bowl. Mahomes and the Chiefs, however, will be on the outside looking in.
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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and quarterback Patrick Mahomes.© Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images
(© Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images)
The NFL has been building up the hype ahead of Super Bowl 60 at Levi’s Stadium. On Thursday, the league took to social media to share Mahomes’ achievements in the big game.
Mahomes has been to the Super Bowl five times in his career. He won three times: in 2020, 2023 and 2024. This was the subject of the NFL’s Instagram post on Thursday.
“AND he was the MVP in all three 😌” the league posted, sharing some of Mahomes’ memorable Super Bowl moments in years past.
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The NFL’s post drew mixed reactions from the fans. Some of Mahomes’ supporters were quick to celebrate the Chiefs QB’s career achievements.
“My best QB of all time❤️” a comment read.
“Yall gonna hate but Patrick is HIM,” another said.
Others, however, were not too pleased about seeing Mahomes on their feeds.
“Why are we posting the refs merchant,” a reaction read.
“Chiefs glaze is insane idk why Im surprised tho,” declared another.
“Can’t even enjoy Super Bowl week without having to look at this dude 😂” a user posted.
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“?? They not even in the playoffs this year,” wrote an NFL fan.
Mahomes suffered a season-ending injury in Week 15 against the Los Angeles Chargers. He underwent surgery to address a torn ACL and LCL in his left knee.
Mahomes has since been working hard in his rehab, with the objective of being ready for the start of the 2026 season.
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This story was originally published by Athlon Sports on Jan 30, 2026, where it first appeared in the NFL section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.