The Kansas City Chiefs are no longer undefeated, but that wasn’t the goal, said quarterback Patrick Mahomes, speaking to reporters during Sunday’s postgame news conference.

“You can use it as fuel. I mean, like I said, they’re a good football team, so nothing to wrap your head around if you lose to them, but we feel like we can play better,” Mahomes said . “So we’re going to get back to work and try to use this as a spark so that ultimately we can be a better football team. The undefeated thing was cool, but that’s not our ultimate goal. So we’ll continue to build for the future.” That.”

Mahomes started the game with an interception, but decided to throw three consecutive touchdown passes. He threw his second on fourth down after the Chief’s final drive, as he was in constant defensive coverage on the field. According to the reigning Super Bowl MVP, the loss was crushing, but not nearly as bad as their final defeat on Christmas last season.

“No, not in a sense,” Mahomes said. “I mean, you hope you get the same result to end it, I will say that, but at the end of the day that’s a very good football team. You need your best football to beat great football teams. And we didn’t play today our best football, and they went out and beat us. That’s how it works in the NFL, so I give them all the respect.

The Bills are just a half-game behind the Chiefs for the top seed in the AFC, adding more fuel to their reasons to finish the year strong and cling to the coveted first-round spot in the postseason.

This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes reacts to first loss of the season: ‘You can use it as fuel’