Mahomes’ path back to AFC title game started soon after last year’s heartbreak

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes may have suffered a devastating loss to the New England Patriots last year in the AFC Championship game, but it set in motion preparation that’s landed him back in the title game. Just three days after the Patriots won last year’s Super Bowl, Mahomes was back in Texas concocting a plan with his personal trainer. Once there, Mahomes didn’t talk about his MVP season or gaudy statistics — his only focus was the Super Bowl, trainer Bobby Stroupe…