Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes experienced something quite rare on Saturday night in his frigid home AFC wild-card playoff game against the Miami Dolphins.
Mahomes got hit so hard by Dolphins safety DeShon Elliott on the side of his head that a piece of the quarterback’s helmet went flying off into the air and left a giant gap on said helmet.
It was absolutely startling to see this happen, much less to perhaps the most recognizable player in all of football.
This is just bewildering to watch occur in real-time, as the elements really played a major part in this collision.
A piece of Patrick Mahomes' helmet came flying off. 😮 pic.twitter.com/m2bFObIhnq
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) January 14, 2024
Patrick Mahomes’ helmet shattered and they had to stop play to replace it pic.twitter.com/5CujEc5BjU
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) January 14, 2024
It’s just not every day that you see a player’s helmet get smacked so hard that it cracks and sends a piece of that helmet flying off to the side.
We know these games are very competitive (and this game particularly cold), but this is just one of those startling sights that will always line up with this memorable playoff game in the 2024 NFL season.
Patrick Mahomes' helmet after that hit pic.twitter.com/NBsHRbPVJX
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 14, 2024
So cold Mahomes helmet cracked on a collision pic.twitter.com/YF4eSpN4Cc
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) January 14, 2024
Patrick Mahomes, The Warrior. pic.twitter.com/HpM3csCQal
— 📽️ Red Tribe Cinema (@ClayWendler) January 14, 2024
My god. Mahomes’ helmet totally shattered in the cold. Glad they got him a new one. pic.twitter.com/OROulrChb7
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) January 14, 2024
Mahomes with the broken helmet pic.twitter.com/JCJLlwvVkv
— Fitzy Mo Peña (@FitzyMoPena) January 14, 2024
Patrick Mahomes just received a new helmet. I've never seen a hole in a helmet in my 6 years covering this league.
— Nate Taylor (@ByNateTaylor) January 14, 2024
Mahomes pic.twitter.com/ociQ870sEa
— Collin Brennan (@producerCollin) January 14, 2024
Mahomes helmet look like when Thanos pulled that stone out of vision forehead.
— Tony X (@soIoucity) January 14, 2024
Mahomes’ helmet just cracked 😳 pic.twitter.com/BEfZPt0n5O
— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthew_CFB) January 14, 2024
Mahomes Helmet….the worst nightmare for a helmet company/maker pic.twitter.com/a90AZPrJCn
— Chase Daniel (@ChaseDaniel) January 14, 2024
Patrick Mahomes after his helmet cracked: pic.twitter.com/3sogE4UwUd
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) January 14, 2024
Patrick Mahomes' helmet broke 😳 pic.twitter.com/GmnutDHkaN
— theScore (@theScore) January 14, 2024
