Patrick Mahomes’ helmet shatters in the bitter cold of Arrowhead Stadium as the Chiefs quarterback takes a hit from Dolphins safety DeShon Elliott

It could have been the bitter chilly or presumably the helmet-to-helmet shot from Dolphins security DeShon Elliott, however Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes discovered himself with a damaged helmet on Saturday night time in Kansas Metropolis.

The horrifying scene unfolded within the third quarter when Mahomes scrambled right down to the Dolphins’ 3-yard line, the place he was met by Elliott and Miami cornerback Kader Kohou.

Nevertheless it was Elliott who obtained one of the best of Mahomes on the play, standing the two-time Tremendous Bowl champion up after a 13-yard scamper as a bit of pink helmet was seen falling to the Arrowhead Stadium turf.

Elliott prevented a concentrating on penalty on the play and Harrison Butker adopted 4 performs later with a 21-yard area purpose to present the Chiefs a 19-7 lead.

Two performs later, officers stopped the sport to permit Mahomes to get a brand new helmet, resulting in a complicated second on the sector and within the announcers’ sales space.

Patrick Mahomes’ helmet was no match for Dolphins security DeShon Elliott and the bitter chilly

‘Form of attention-grabbing,’ NBC’s Mike Tirico mentioned. ‘You do not see that with out having to take a timeout. Clearly participant security is necessary. And I do know it is Mahomes, however I am shocked they did not have to make use of a timeout to do this.’

‘Gear change, they stopped the clock, he actually ought to must exit or they take a time-out,’ NBC guidelines analyst Terry McAulay mentioned of the state of affairs.

Many followers instantly voiced concern for Mahomes, who did not seem like evaluated for a concussion.

‘How was he not within the [concussion] tent after this,’ requested one fan.

Many attributed the damaged helmet to the climate, with temperatures getting right down to round -30 with wind chill. 

At one level on Saturday, Chiefs coach Andy Reid’s mustache gave the impression to be frozen over completely.