The Chiefs are playing once again on Christmas Day – after losing to Las Vegas Raiders last year – meaning that Kansas City’s quarterback had to hit the road on the night Santa was coming to town.
He and wife Brittany posed for pictures with their two young children – daughter Sterling, 3, and son Bronze, 2 – on their last Christmas as a family of four.
Brittany is pregnant with their third child, with her and Patrick set to welcome their second girl in early 2025.
Chiefs fans will be hoping her due date doesn’t clash with the postseason, as Mahomes gears up to lead Kansas City’s shot at an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl title.
Victory for the Chiefs on Christmas Day would lock Kansas City in as the No.1 seed from the AFC and giving them home advantage in the later stages.
Mahomes touched down in Pittsburgh with his team on Tuesday afternoon, stepping off the team plane in a blue suit and showing no signs of the ankle sprain he has been battling to overcome in recent weeks.
He sustained the problem last week against the Cleveland Browns but showed nothing too concerning against the Houston Texans on Saturday.
Brittany, meanwhile, usually travels to road games to cheer her husband on but it is unknown if she will still make the trip now on Christmas Day.
After Wednesday’s game, the Chiefs have a little bit of a break before rounding out the regular season in Denver against the Broncos.