​Denny Medley-Imagn ImagesChiefs news: Patrick Mahomes drops epic ‘just the start’ message on social media after MNF appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Patrick Mahomes waited until the morning after to say his piece. Hours removed from his return to the field in Kansas City’s 31-10 demolition of the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football, the Chiefs quarterback took to social media with a short message that read like a warning to the rest of the AFC.“Want to give all glory and thanks to God! Letting me be out there doing what i love again! ChiefsKingdom this is just the start see yall next week!” Mahomes wrote on X, formerly Twitter.The timing made the sentiment land. Monday marked exactly nine months since Mahomes tore his ACL and LCL against the Chargers in Week 15 last December, an injury that required surgery the following day and effectively ended Kansas City’s season. The Chiefs finished 6-11 without him, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2014 and watching their nine-year streak of AFC West titles end.Watch sports LIVE with fuboTV (free trial)The three-time Super Bowl Most Valuable Player had targeted this specific game as his return all offseason, telling reporters in July that he did not want to miss facing the team that won the division in his absence. He got his wish and then some, opening the scoring with a 15-yard scramble up the middle in the first quarter that answered any lingering questions about the knee.His passing line was modest by his standards, as he finished 15 of 27 for 184 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for an 86.0 passer rating. Mahomes acknowledged afterward that he did not play his best football and credited his teammates for carrying the load while he shakes off the rust. Kansas City ran for 220 yards behind a 60-yard touchdown from Kenneth Walker III, while the defense sacked Bo Nix four times and limited Denver to 176 total yards.The phrase “just the start” carries obvious weight for a franchise that spent last season watching from home. Kansas City hosts the Colts on Sunday Night Football next week with a chance to build on the momentum, and the two-time NFL Most Valuable Player has already made clear he expects the version of the Chiefs that showed up Monday to stick around.Related: Chiefs’ Kenneth Walker III already looks like the biggest free agent win of 2026Related: Chiefs’ Kenneth Walker III gets ‘best addition’ endorsement from Robert Griffin III