Super Bowl LIX is one that will live with Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs for a very long time.

The Philadelphia Eagles came out on top in dominating fashion, defeating the Chiefs 40-22. They even held Kansas City scoreless for the entire first half.

So, going into the 2025 season, Patrick Mahomes has a lot of extra motivation after that devastating loss.

“Yeah, I mean, I’m pretty motivated anyways, but I think when you get some of those tiring sets or tiring reps that you’re in the workout, you have something in the back of your mind that you’re kind of pushing towards,” Mahomes told reporters on Wednesday. “You have that bad taste in your mouth from the last time you stepped on the football field and you kind of have to hear about it all offseason, so it gives you the push that you want to go out there and be better and show what we’re really about.”

However, he was able to take away one positive from the game as it pertains to the receiver room.

“I mean, if you look at the only real positive, I think, from the Super Bowl was the second half of me just kind of getting back to we have to throw the ball deep, we have to push the envelope, and you saw Xavier (Worthy) making some big plays down the field,” he explained. “Trying to take positives away from that and from the rest of the season as well is we got the guys. It’s about me trusting them, making the throws downfield and letting them make plays.”

While he took some time to be with family after the loss, he didn’t spent too much time away from football. Instead, he was ready to put it all in the rearview mirror and start focusing on the next season.

“I got back into it pretty quickly. I mean, when you end in the Super Bowl, you don’t have a lot of time to get away,” Mahomes told reporters. “I just had a baby, so I got to spend time with the baby a little bit more and spend time with my kids and just kind of started to get the workouts back in.

“I have a good way of kind of working out first and throwing on my own first, and by the time the guys get here, I feel like I’m in a good spot. Got away for a little bit, but we’re back at it now. (I’m) glad a lot of these guys have come down to Texas. I mean we’ve had pretty much everybody down here at least one day or a couple and so we’ve gotten some good work in. We’ll finish that up this next week or two, then we’ll get back to Kansas City. I’m excited to get back and get into the swing of things.”little bit, but my goal is to be better and try to give guys chances down the field.”