‘Just Cross the 50!’ Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes Praises Harrison Butker

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes praised kicker Harrison Butker following his game-winning kick against the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Kansas City Chiefs won an instant-classic against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, 26-25, as kicker Harrison Butker secured the victory for Kansas City in the game’s final seconds with a 51-yard field goal.

After the game, quarterback Patrick Mahomes spoke about what went through his head prior to Butker’s kick.

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“I’m obviously nervous because it’s out of my hands and I don’t have a chance to go out there and make a play,” said Mahomes. “But, at the same time, when I step on the field for a fourth-quarter drive with two minutes, and all I need is a field goal, I just really know I gotta cross the 50, and Harrison is gonna go out there and knock it through. It’s a special thing to have a kicker like that.”

This is not the first time that Butker has shown up in a huge moment, as his game-winning kick against the Bengals in the 2022 AFC Championship sent the Chiefs to the Super Bowl, where he then nailed another game-winning field goal to secure the championship for the Kansas City.

Butker has been with Kansas City since 2017, and currently has a career field goal percentage of 89.3, which makes him the second-most accurate kicker in NFL history behind Justin Tucker.

With it just being Week 2, the Chiefs will surely need Butker to come up in more big moments throughout the season as they look to become the first team to win three-straight Super Bowls.