NFL fans fume at Patrick Mahomes after 'sickening' decision in the dying moments of Chiefs' win over Falcons

NFL fans were near outraged by Patrick Mahomes at the extremity of the Kansas City Chiefs' triumph implicit the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night.

Going into the last possession, Mahomes had 30 rushing yards connected the crippled - good implicit the fashionable betting marketplace for the backmost to scope astatine slightest 19.5 yards connected the ground.

But with clip connected the timepiece that needed to beryllium killed to guarantee a Chiefs win, Mahomes had to bash immoderate improvisation earlier officially kneeling down.

In bid to bash that, helium dropped backmost connected each of his kneel downs for losses of 5 yards, 4 yards, and 4 yards again.

That was bully capable to extremity the crippled - but it besides dropped his full rushing yards down from 30 to 17, crushing the hopes of radical that stake wealth connected Mahomes to surpass 19.5 yards for the evening.

According to BetMGM, 94 percent of their sportsbook's tickets were connected the Chiefs awesome caller to spell implicit 19.5 rushing yards for the crippled - and galore were near irate astatine his determination to suffer that galore yards successful garbage time.

People began posting tickets of their losses connected societal media - with galore radical outraged and cursing the quarterback's name.

'I hatred this mfer SO much,' wrote 1 upset bettor connected Twitter. 'Annoying ass mislaid maine my 150 dollars by 1.5 unreserved yards cuz of this dumb s**t.'

Another idiosyncratic wrote, 'I emotion seeing this kinda worldly and proceeding radical accidental sports aren't rigged.'

'I don't deliberation I've ever seen a worse bushed than this,' said different user.

'Mahomes conscionable kneeled for -13 yards? Are you serious?,' 1 idiosyncratic - who posted their betting summons - wrote.

'Second clip this play I've mislaid a QB rushing prop owed to genu downs,' work different post.

Another idiosyncratic said, 'There aren't galore atrocious beats worse than this. 13 yards successful 3 plays? Ouch.'

As for Mahomes himself, the Chiefs backmost did decently against the Atlanta defense.

Mahomes completed 26-of-39 passes for 217 yards, 2 touchdowns, and an interception portion picking up those 17 yards connected the ground.

Only 4 of those completions were to choky extremity Travis Kelce, who continues to endure from a dilatory commencement this season - which has led to calls by immoderate for him to see retirement. 

Kansas City volition instrumentality their cleanable 3-0 grounds into Los Angeles erstwhile they instrumentality connected the part rival Chargers adjacent Sunday.