
The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, led by Patrick Mahomes, are again on the gridiron — and the quarterback’s largest followers have been within the stands for the season opener.
“We Backkkkkk,” Mahomes’ spouse, Brittany Matthews, wrote by way of her Instagram Story on Thursday, September 7, sharing a snap of the Arrowhead Stadium crowd in Kansas Metropolis.
Mahomes, 27, and the Chiefs performed their first official sport of the NFL season on Thursday. They took on the Detroit Lions, narrowly dropping 21-20.
Whereas the reigning Tremendous Bowl champs — who confronted a setback earlier than kickoff because of tight finish Travis Kelce’s leg damage — didn’t come out victorious, Matthews, 28, nonetheless loved her evening out within the VIP field.
Matthews regarded glam in a white, collared shirtdress and a diamond necklace together with her youngsters’ names. (Matthews and Mahomes, who tied the knot in 2022, share daughter Sterling, 2, and son Bronze, 9 months.)

Brittany Mahomes and Jackson Mahomes. Courtesy of Jackson Mahomes/Instagram
Brittany watched the nail-biting sport alongside her brother-in-law, Jackson Mahomes. Patrick’s 23-year-old brother uploaded sideline selfies by way of his Instagram Story on Thursday.
Whereas Matthews and Jackson have been staples at Chiefs video games since Patrick joined the staff in 2017, they’ve typically sparked backlash because of their crowd conduct. Matthews, for her half, has been identified to clap again at her husband’s haters on social media and was criticized for spraying champagne on followers from her field seats in January 2022. Jackson has equally been slammed for drawing focus away from the sport together with his social media movies.
As his household’s antics made headlines final yr, experiences swirled that Patrick had disinvited his spouse and brother from future video games. Patrick, nonetheless, rapidly shut down the claims that Matthews and Jackson have been a distraction to his sport.
“Y’all simply be making stuff up nowadays 😂😂😂,” Patrick wrote by way of Twitter (now X) in February 2022 earlier than Matthews referred to as the rumors “fairly hysterical.”

Matthews and Jackson have been each within the stands earlier this yr when Patrick helped his staff clinch their second Tremendous Bowl victory. (The Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles at February’s Tremendous Bowl LVII in Arizona.)
“Brittany couldn’t be extra happy with Patrick and his staff for his or her big win and she or he’s past ecstatic,” a supply solely advised Us Weekly after the championship. “She is aware of how arduous he educated and targeted for this sport, and to see all of it repay for him is an unbelievable feeling.”
Throughout the sport, Patrick suffered an damage early on however continued to push by for the remaining quarters. “It was outstanding for [Brittany] to see his endurance whereas he pushed by and performed regardless of his sprained ankle,” the insider advised Us. “He’s such an inspiration and now she appears like Patrick has earned some well-deserved time without work to heal, calm down, and have a good time with the household for a bit. She adores her husband greater than something. She’s overjoyed and completely elated.”