Patrick Mahomes Watched The Playoffs While Awaiting His Child's Birth. Now, He's Ready To Play

Patrick Mahomes had his mind on the playoffs even as he was awaiting the arrival of his third child.

The Chiefs quarterback said Tuesday that his wife, Brittany, let him watch some of the wild-card games Sunday while they were waiting for her to give birth. She wound up delivering their second daughter, which they named Golden Raye, to go along with 3-year-old daughter Sterling and a 2-year-old son that they nicknamed Bronze.

"Brittany crushed it," Mahomes said before heading out to practice for Saturday's divisional-round matchup against Houston, which blew out the Chargers in the wild-card round. "It's been cool to welcome another baby girl to the family and see how my other kids reacted to her, and have a baby sister and stuff like that. So it's been a lot of fun.

"And," Mahomes added, "it was cool that football was on TV while I was in the hospital, so I was able to watch a little bit."

Mahomes, a self-described football junkie, was happy the schedule worked out for him. The Chiefs clinched the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye before their Week 18 game in Denver, which Mahomes sat out with many of their best players. And that meant he was able to focus on the arrival of his child rather than worrying about a first-round playoff opponent.