Stephen A. Smith hits Patrick Mahomes with a brutal reality check before the Chiefs-Cowboys Thanksgiving showdown

While the Kansas City Chiefs continue fighting for their playoff lives game by game, controversial ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith became one of the latest TV figures to issue a stark warning to Patrick Mahomes ahead of their Thanksgiving showdown against the Dallas Cowboys, openly questioning whether the superstar quarterback can keep his team in the fight.

A dose of reality for Mahomes before the Thanksgiving clash

If anyone can be the hero or the ultimate game-changer, it’s Patrick Mahomes-but it won’t be easy after seeing how dramatically the Cowboys’ defense has improved.

“Patrick Mahomes is the answer,” Smith said Wednesday on ESPN’s First Take.

“Because as we look at the Dallas Cowboys ascending, look at Patrick Mahomes over the last three games. They’re 1-2 in the month of November. They were 3-1 in October. He was averaging over 29 points per game in October.

In November, it’s 24. His completion percentage was 73 in October. It’s 58 in November. TD passes: he had 10. This month, he’s got one.”

“The reality is that Patrick Mahomes has not looked good, and the chances of Kansas City wins on Thanksgiving in front of 50+ million people-with their playoff lives on the line in all likelihood-are slim to none.”

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The Chiefs (6-5) head into this Week 13 matchup struggling to sustain offensive rhythm and lacking consistency. The win over the Indianapolis Colts may lift spirits after two straight losses, but the reality is that facing Dallas is anything but easy.

Kansas City arrives on Thanksgiving barely above .500 and, having seen their chances of winning the division slip away, now finds itself in a very tight battle just to make the playoffs.

Speaking to the media, Patrick Mahomes acknowledged that the Cowboys’ defense is extremely well-coached by coordinator Matt Eberflus, meaning he’ll have to find a way to scheme his way to a victory that would, at this point, only buy the Chiefs some much-needed breathing room.