Patrick Mahomes, Micah Parsons stunned over Cooper Flag and Duke's choke job vs. Houston in NCAA Final Four

Patrick Mahomes and Micah Parsons are both, in one way or another, Texans. One played his collegiate football for Texas Tech in the northwesterly city of Lubbock, while the other is the Dallas Cowboys' monstrously dominant pass rusher, who has had double-digit sacks in his first four NFL seasons.

On Saturday, they were witnesses to the University of Houston's 70-67 stunning upset of Duke in the NCAA Final Four after trailing for virtually the entire night, including by 14 with over eight minutes left.

However, they foucsed on commiserating with Blue Devils star guard/forward Cooper Flagg, who contributed to the defeat by committing an over-the-back violation while attempting to rebound a missed free throw, then missed a go-ahead jumper:

"I ain't been this sad in a long time bruh wtf!!," tweeted Parsons.

"Crazy!!," posted Mahomes on X.

In the last game of his collegiate career, Flagg finished with 27 points on 8-of-19 shooting, seven rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals. The Cougars, who face the Florida Gators in the national title game on Monday, were led by LJ Cryer's 26 points, including the two final free throws.

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Patrick Mahomes' Chiefs, Micah Parsons' Cowboys to play each other again in 2025 after four years

Back to the subject of football, the 2025 NFL season’s interconference rotation sees the AFC West play the NFC East. This means Patrick Mahomes and Micah Parsons will be sharing the field for the first time since 2021, when the latter was still a rookie.

The Kansas City Chiefs are coming off a devastating Super Bowl LIX loss to the Philadelphia Eagles that saw their franchise quarterback eat six sacks and fail to score a touchdown in the first half. In the aftermath, some key pieces left: wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins defected to the AFC rival Baltimore Ravens, guard Joe Thuney was traded to the Chicago Bears, and defenders Tershawn Wharton and Justin Reid went to the NFC South.

Of the remaining pieces, star tight end Travis Kelce could be de-emphasized as he enters his age-36 season, with incoming sophomore wideout Xavier Worthy potentially looking at an expanded role after impressing as a rookie.

The Cowboys, meanwhile, have a new head coach in Brian Schottenheimer. They will look to return to the playoffs after collapsing to 6-11 in Mike McCarthy’s final season, and they have suffered some significant losses of their own, like guard Zack Martin (retired) and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence (joined the Seattle Seahawks).