Patrick Mahomes likes ketchup on his steak. It’s an unfortunate habit he’s been getting a lot of grief for on social media since ESPN’s Seth Wickersham exposed it in a profile of the breakout Kansas City quarterback published Wednesday.
Whatever. Who cares? Well, apparently the namesake of the Steelers’ stadium and local arm of a hulking food conglomerate that manufactures a popular brand of the condiment.
Hey @patrickmahomes5, you give us 57 touchdowns, we’ll give you Heinz on your steak for life. https://t.co/UeZdmMZUnv
— Heinz Ketchup (@HeinzKetchup_US) November 15, 2018
The Steelers would probably prefer Mahomes not throw that many touchdowns as they duel with the Chiefs for the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs.
Kansas City is 9-1 with a win in Pittsburgh in its pocket. The Steelers are 6-2-1, good for the second seed and first-round bye. They need more Chiefs losses to move up and earn the right to play a potential AFC championship showdown with their foes from the AFC West at home, a place called Heinz Field.
Mahomes has 31 touchdowns this season — with six of those coming against the Steelers — meaning he’d need to throw an average of 4.3 touchdowns in Kansas City’s final six games to lock up a life supply of ketchup.
Needless to say, such a pace probably wouldn’t be conducive to the Steelers making up ground. Whose side are you on here, ketchup people?
Adam Bittner: abittner@post-gazette.com and Twitter @fugimaster24.
First Published: November 15, 2018, 11:39 p.m.