Patrick Mahomes Relies on FaceTiming the Family During Road Games [Video]

Patrick Mahomes is staying connected — on and off the field!

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE tied to a new campaign with T-Mobile, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback says that he relies on FaceTime when the team travels, so that he doesn’t miss out on any family moments with wife Brittany, daughter Sterling Skye, 3½, and Patrick “Bronze” Lavon Mahomes III, 21 months.

“It makes the distance feel a little smaller when I’m on the road,” the reigning Super Bowl MVP tells PEOPLE.

All of which will come in handy this week when the Chiefs travel to Atlanta to take on the Falcons for their first away game of the season, as Mahomes looks to guide the team to a third win in a row.

Over the past week, he celebrated a squeaker of a victory against the Cincinnati Bengals — and his 29th birthday — toasting …