Patrick Mahomes gives Trevor Lawrence his props for Jags comeback, Waffle House

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes praised Trevor Lawrence for his comeback win with the Jacksonville Jaguars, and his celebration at Waffle House.

The Jacksonville Jaguars picked up their first playoff win since the 2017 season, by way of overcoming a 27-0 deficit against the Los Angeles Chargers to win 31-30 in the Wild Card Round. Trevor Lawrence played a part in this, as he led the team to victory despite throwing four interceptions in the first half. Now, the Jaguars are set to face the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round.

Days ahead of their game. on Saturday, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes praised Lawrence for overcoming his interception-filled first half to lead the Jaguars to a win. Mahomes comments come in the video below, courtesy of Marc Whiteman of WYFF News 4.

“If you throw [four] interceptions, especially in the first half….if it’s your fault or not, that can kind of seep into your mind of ‘what decisions am I going to make going forward? Do I protect it or do I stay aggressive?’ But he battled through,” said Mahomes. “That’s the true test of a competitor. Whenever stuff isn’t going your way, to still pull your team to find a way to win. And he’s done it at every level. High school, college, and now the NFL he’s taken that team and he’s turned it around fast. He’s a great competitor and we understand it will be a great challenge.”

Patrick Mahomes calls Trevor Lawrence’s Waffle House celebration a ‘baller move’

Of course, Mahomes was asked about Lawrence’s viral celebration at Waffle House after defeating the Chargers, and what he did to celebrate his first playoff win. Mahomes called Lawrence going to Waffle House a “baller move.”

“I can’t remember exactly, I’m sure there was a couple of Coors Lights that were drank,” said Mahomes. “I didn’t get Waffle House, that’s a baller move. Maybe if we win this one, I’ll think of somewhere to go that can match that.”

NFL Films posted video of the Jaguars’ locker room celebration after their win over the Chargers, where he asked teammates if they wanted to go to Waffle House.

The Chiefs and Jaguars played one another back in Week 10, where Kansas City picked up the 27-17 victory. Mahomes threw for 331 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception while completing 26-of-35 pass attempts. Lawrence, meanwhile, completed 29-of-40 of his throws for 259 yards and two touchdowns.

Kansas City is coming off of their first-round bye, by way of clinching the No. 1 seed in the AFC. As for Jacksonville, they are coming off of a thrilling comeback victory.  We’ll see who will move on to face the winner of the Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship Game.

If the Chiefs do win, it will be interesting to see where he will celebrate the win, as he hinted in his comments.