Patrick Mahomes Tweets Deshaun Watson 'Is Special!' During Texans vs. Lions

Timothy Rapp @@TRappaRTFeatured ColumnistNovember 26, 2020

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Patrick Mahomes is a Deshaun Watson fan.

The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback praised his Houston Texans counterpart during Watson's Thanksgiving matchup with the Detroit Lions on Thursday:

Patrick Mahomes II @PatrickMahomes
That man @deshaunwatson is special! 🎯🎯

Nobody disagreed:

Warren Sharp @SharpFootball
HEY NFL PLEASE PUT DESHAUN WATSON ON NATIONAL TV MORE OFTEN

Field Yates @FieldYates
Deshaun Watson over his past six games: 141-of-200 (70.5%), 1,750 passing yards, 16 total TD, ZERO turnovers. The man has been on another level 🔥🔥

Shea Serrano @SheaSerrano
I AM THANKFUL FOR DESHAUN WATSON

Albert Breer @AlbertBreer
Texans QB Deshaun Watson has posted a passer rating of 109.0 or higher in 8 of his last 9 games.

Robert Mays @robertmays
Deshaun Watson is 25 years old. He's exactly five months younger than Baker Mayfield. And he's probably a top-3 QB in the league.

Watson was awesome yet again on Sunday, finishing 17-of-25 for 318 yards and four touchdowns in Houston's 41-25 win. That's three wins in Houston's last four games, moving the Texans to 4-7.

After the game, Watson gave Mahomes a shoutout of his own:

Deshaun Watson @deshaunwatson
My brodie! I appreciate you! 💯 https://t.co/FjAraWdatv

The playoffs still feel like a long shot for this team. But Watson is cooking, and the Texans are moving in a better direction after a disappointing 0-4 start to the year.