Patrick Mahomes turned down a football-shaped cake offered by Netflix after his team’s win on Christmas Day. During the post-game interview, the 29-year-old had an awkward interaction with a journalist who suggested he and teammate Travis Kelce pick up the interesting cake.

Patrick Mahomes reveals why he skipped football cake at the Christmas game

On Wednesday, Mahomes’ team, the Kansas City Chiefs, defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers. After the celebratory duel, a reporter during the Netflix live stream asked the NFL players to each get a cake. “I want you to pick her up. They’re a little heavy, but you can open them,” she said.

Both Mahomes and Kelce picked up the football-shaped cakes and opened them. “Oh yeah! Look at that. “A little bit of red velvet,” the 35-year-old tight end said before taking a big bite of the dessert. However, the quarterback skipped the meal and awkwardly held the slices of cake in his hands.

Revealing the reason for his hesitant behavior, Mahomes said, “I’m watching my weight for the playoffs.” Kelce agreed with the idea that they would take the cakes to their locker room and take photos. “Coach Reid is ready for it. I’ll take it to him,” Mahomes said of his team’s head coach Andy Reid.

Kelce, who appeared to be in the holiday spirit, wore a Santa hat when he arrived at the game. Notably, his famous girlfriend Taylor Swift was not in attendance. Her absence came as a surprise to both the NFL star and her fans, as she appeared at last year’s Christmas game in support of her boyfriend.

Despite a no-show, the Cruel Summer hitmaker gave a subtle nod to Kelce for breaking the Chiefs’ touchdown record by liking a social media post about his achievement. Mahomes’ wife Brittany also remained absent as her due date approached. In a recent interview, the quarterback revealed that his pregnant wife will give birth “any day now.”