The status of Patrick Mahomes’ ankle was expansively converseed directing up to Saturday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans.
While there was some ask during the week whether the star quarterback would join aacquirest the Texans, he was able to filledy get thraw the Chiefs’ train Thursday.
Mahomes was evidented to join and finished Saturday’s 27-19 triumph over Houston with 260 passing yards.
But the three-time Super Bowl triumphner turned some heads when he administerd to stay on his feet after proximately being tripped and sprinted into the finish zone for the first score of the game.
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Patrick Mahomes (15) of the Kansas City Chiefs runs past Danielle Hunter (55) of the Houston Texans in the first quarter of a game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium Dec. 21, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (Jason Hanna/Getty Images)
Mahomes was sidelined in the fourth quarter of the Chiefs’ Week 15 game aacquirest the Cleveland Browns. Backup quarterback Cincfinishiarism Wentz stepped in for Mahomes and finished the 21-7 triumph over the Browns with 20 passing yards.
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Mahomes’ 15-yard scramble Saturday labeled the lengthyest rushing touchdown of his atsoft. Moments after Mahomes passed the goal line, expansivecaster Noah Eagle wondered, “What bum ankle?”
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) throws a pass during the first half aacquirest the Houston Texans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 21, 2024. (Jay Biggerstaff/Imagn Images)
This was not the first time Mahomes dealt with an ankle injury.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes chews his mouth defend during toastyups before a game aacquirest the Denver Broncos Nov. 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Pboilingo/Reed Hoffmann, File)
During the 2022 NFL postseason, Mahomes carry oned what ecombineed to be a high ankle sprain in a divisional round joinoff game aacquirest the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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The triumph over the Texans betterd the Chiefs’ sign up to 14-1. Kansas City had already clinched a joinoff berth after triumphning the AFC West a ninth straight year.
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