🚨MAHOMES FIRES BACK — Chiefs QB Sends Sharp Message to Lions After Post-Game Brawl: “We Play the Game Between the Whistles.”
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes took a shot at the Detroit Lions after the heated post-game brawl, which started with Brian Branch going after JuJu Smith-Schuster.
#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes on the scuffle with the Lions at the end of the game:
“We play the game in between the whistles. They can do all the extracurricular stuff they want to do, but we play the game in between the whistles.”
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— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 13, 2025
Patrick Mahomes took a knee on the final play of Kansas City’s 30-17 win over the visiting Lions on “Sunday Night Football.” After the game, close-up camera footage showed Branch throwing Smith-Schuster to the ground:
In the post-game interview with Mahomes and Hollywood Brown, NBC Sports reporter Melissa Stark asked the quarterback about the brawl. Usually one to stay away from trash talk, Mahomes couldn’t pass on the chance to throw shade at the opponent this time around.
Brian Branch started the fight in the field. Brian Branch threw a punch and knocked JuJu Smith-Schuster down. Brian Branch should be suspended. THERE IS NO PLACE IN SPORTS FOR THAT. pic.twitter.com/C8DtVukdlF
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) October 13, 2025
“We play the game in between the whistles,” Patrick Mahomes said. “They can do all the extracurricular stuff they want to do, but we play the game in between the whistles, and we thought we played a great game today.”
