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Patrick Mahomes threw a disastrous pick six as the Jacksonville Jaguars condemned the Kansas City Chiefs to their third defeat of the season on Monday night.
Late in the third quarter at EverBank Stadium, Mahomes tried to find JuJu Smith-Schuster in the end zone on a 2nd-and-goal, only for Jaguars linebacker Devin Lloyd to pick him off at Jacksonville's two-yard line.
Lloyd then brushed off Travis Kelce and dodged out the way of a flying Mahomes as he desperately tried to stop him, before getting past Kareem Hunt and running almost 100 yards for a breathtaking touchdown.
The Chiefs quarterback was left visibly dejected after his rare error, which helped the hosts move 21-14 ahead before the fourth quarter.
And in the end the interception return proved costly for his team, who were beaten 31-28 after a sensational late touchdown by opposite number Trevor Lawrence.
It is only the sixth pick six Mahomes has thrown over the course of his stellar eight-year NFL career.
Patrick Mahomes threw a disastrous pick six for the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night
Earlier in the game he was accused of 'b****ing' and 'bullying' referees into giving the Chiefs a controversial touchdown.
Early on in Jacksonville, the three-time Super Bowl winner threw a short pass to Kelce for the opening score of the night.
It initially appeared that JuJu Smith-Schuster would be called for pass interference after he collided with the defender tasked with covering Kelce. A flag was thrown but after protests from Chiefs players - including Mahomes - the touchdown was awarded. That is despite ESPN's rules analyst arguing they should be penalized.
The 'disgusting' outcome sparked fury among many NFL fans on social media, with Skip Bayless among those to accuse the refs of bowing to the Chiefs quarterback.
The former Fox Sports star claimed he 'talked the refs into wrongly picking up a flag' and many others went further, accusing Mahomes of 'b****ing' and 'whining'.
