Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and wife Brittany expecting fourth child on trade deadline day

Patrick Mahomes had a busy Tuesday. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and his wife, Brittany, used a joint Instagram post to announce they are expecting their fourth child, ESPN reported. The news landed hours after his team made its only significant move before the NFL trade deadline.

The post showed the family on a beach with the couple's three children: daughter Sterling Skye, 5, son Patrick "Bronze" Lavon Mahomes III, 3, and daughter Golden Raye, 1. The caption read, "Another blessing from God ... & then there were 6," according to ESPN. Yahoo noted that Golden was born in January 2025 and that Mahomes had kept the door open to a fourth child after her arrival. Patrick and Brittany dated in high school in Texas and married in Hawaii in March 2022.

On the football side, Kansas City got Mahomes another receiver. The Chiefs acquired Josh Downs and a 2027 seventh-round pick from the Indianapolis Colts and sent back 2027 fourth- and fifth-round selections. CBS Sports framed the deal as an answer to a real need, pointing out that Xavier Worthy was dealing with a hamstring injury suffered in the Week 9 win over the Jets. Downs gives the offense a dependable slot option if Worthy misses time. He also arrives from a Colts team that Kansas City beat 33-30 in September.

No date has been made public for the baby's arrival. Nothing reported suggests the news affects Mahomes' availability, so the more immediate question is how quickly Downs gets worked into the offense.

What it means for Atlanta

The Chiefs are 6-2 and head to Atlanta on Sunday, November 15 (CBS). They have scored 202 points and allowed 143, a margin of plus-59 through eight games. The season has gone in stretches. Kansas City won its first five, then lost on the road at Seattle (20-3) and Denver (28-24), then beat the Jets 35-12 at home. The Chiefs are 4-0 at Arrowhead and 2-2 away from it, with road wins at Miami and Las Vegas. The offense struggled most in the two road losses, so a second option at receiver for Mahomes could matter right away.

Kansas City is favored on the board, which tracks 12 venues. On Novig the Chiefs' moneyline is -174, and the Falcons are +167. Sportsbook hold on the moneyline runs between 3.2% and 4.7%. Novig lists Kansas City at -3.5 on the spread, priced at +113. Pinnacle has the best Chiefs spread price anywhere, -115 at -3, so part of the venue gap is the half point itself. On the Atlanta side the prices are close together: Novig has Falcons +3.5 at -115, and BetRivers has the same line at -114. Novig sets the total at 45.5, with the over at -100 and the under at -102. BetMGM's best over price is -110 at 45. Spread hold across the sportsbooks ranges from 3.0% to 5.0%.

Current prices are on the Chiefs-Falcons game page, and the season-to-date numbers are on the Chiefs team page.