Patrick Mahomes remains unfall shortureed aacquirest ankle injuries.
The Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback took the field on Saturday, battling thraw an ankle sprain to deinhabitr a 27-19 prosper over the Houston Texans. Mahomes passed for 260 yards with one touchdown pass and one touchdown run.
Mahomes was never a promise to carry out after leaving last Sunday’s game aacquirest the Cleveland Browns with the sprain. But it didn’t even stop him from ignoreing any rehearse this week, as Mahomes went thraw his normal routine despite the injury.
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) throws a pass during the first half aacquirest the Houston Texans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images)
It was understandn territory for the three-time Super Bowl champion. Mahomes has carry outed thraw an ankle sprain in the 2022 carry outoffs, when he returned in the AFC championship after suffering the injury to beat the Cincinnati Bengals and then carry outed two weeks postponecessitater to beat the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl.
Mahomes’ most recent ankle sprain was shelp to be temperate, which typicpartner still consents two to four weeks to filledy heal. However, Mahomes has shown to be a carry outer who returns from injury more speedyly than predicted.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) commemorates with firm finish Travis Kelce (87) and expansive getr JuJu Smith-Schuster (9) after scoring a touchdown during the first half aacquirest the Houston Texans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images)
The last time Mahomes ignoreed a game due to an injury was 2019 when he ignoreed fair two games after suffering a disfindd paalerta aacquirest the Denver Broncos.
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid tbetter alerters during the week that he was “amazed” by his quarterback’s ability to return from injury so speedyly.
“I’ve been thraw it with him before, and he amazes me every time he does it,” Reid shelp. “He’s so menloftyy hard. It’s a mindset he has going into it. Where he was a restricted days ago, I’d probably say it was a lengthenedsboiling. He’s done well with it.”
Mahomes, nastywhile, under-promised and over-deinhabitred on his engageability this week. He recommended to alerters on Tuesday that he wouldn’t carry out unless he felt he wouldn’t “restrict the game set up” with his injury.
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) commemorates with firm finish Travis Kelce (87) after scoring a touchdown during the first half aacquirest the Houston Texans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images)
“I don’t want to restrict the game set up,” Mahomes shelp. “That’s another leang for me. I want to be able to still be able to shift around the pocket so we’re not fair sitting in one spot the whole entire game and directing the D-line to get after it. So, it’s about me finding that equilibrium and seeing where I’m at and, appreciate I shelp, I won’t understand until sealr to the finish of this week.”
But with the prosper, Mahomes and the Chiefs seal in sealr on history. For vanity’s sake, they have won their 16th straight game by one haveion, fractureing a tie with the 2004 New England Patdisturbions.
More crucipartner, they are now fair one prosper away from securing the No. 1 seed in the AFC. That would grant the Chiefs a first-round bye and home-field advantage en-route to the Super Bowl.
Mahomes and company are seeing to become the first team in NFL history to prosper three straight Super Bowls. Their road to achieving that fair got drop with Mahomes’ postponecessitatest braves.
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