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Patrick Mahomes Fired Up Chiefs With NSFW Speech Before AFC Title Game vs. Ravens

The Chiefs QB was fired up.

Tim Capurso

Patrick Mahomes Fired Up Chiefs With NSFW Speech Before AFC Title Game vs. Ravens
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Patrick Mahomes was locked in ahead of Sunday's AFC championship game matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. 

Clearly, emotions are running high heading into the game, as Mahomes brushed aside Ravens kicker Justin Tucker's psychological troll attempt during pregame warmups. Then, Kansas City Chiefs players were involved in some pushing and shoving with Ravens defensive back Arthur Maulet. 

It's no surprise, then, that Mahomes carried this intensity into an NSFW pregame speech to the Chiefs, which was recorded by Adam Teicher of ESPN and shared onto his account on X, formerly Twitter. 

Mahomes can be heard shouting, "How bad do you f***ing want it?" in the fiery speech.

One could make the case that this year's AFC championship game means even more to Kansas City, given that the road to this point has been rockier than they've become accustomed to during the Mahomes era. 

It will be apparent just how bad the Chiefs want it on Sunday, as the Ravens, the AFC's top seed, will be far-and-away the best team they've faced this season. 

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Tim Capurso
TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with his family, including his three-legged cat Willow, who, unfortunately, is an Eagles fan.

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