It began, more specifically, with a quarterback calling his shot. Patrick Mahomes walked to the sideline at the two-minute warning Sunday, the Chiefs trailing the Chargers by one but squarely in field goal range and facing a third down that could ice the game.

With the Chiefs prepping to play their second of three games in 11 days on Saturday against the Texans before wrapping up the trio of contests on Christmas Day against the Steelers in Pittsburgh, Santa Claus came to town in Kansas City a little early courtesy of all-world quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Patrick Mahomes is expressing some dismay over the gauntlet that the Chiefs have on the horizon. The Chiefs play on the road against the Browns this Sunday, then host the Texans next Saturday