All eyes in Kansas City are going to be on Patrick Mahomes’ left ankle this week after the Chiefs quarterback was pressured out of Sunday’s 21-7 win over the Cleveland Browns with an ankle harm following a brutal hit.
With roughly eight minutes left to play within the fourth quarter, Mahomes tried to transform a fourth-and-3 by throwing a brief cross, and as he was throwing the ball, he obtained sandwiched by two Browns defenders. Not solely was Mahomes gradual to stand up, however he might barely stroll as he headed off the sector.
After the failed fourth down, the Chiefs pressured a fast punt, however when Kansas City’s offense return to the sector, Carson Wentz was at quarterback as an alternative of Mahomes.
The Chiefs introduced that Mahomes suffered an ankle harm and that he can be questionable to return, however he by no means reentered.
According to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones, Mahomes has a high ankle sprain and is taken into account week to week. The solely excellent news the Chiefs obtained is that Mahomes did not break his ankle.
“It’s not damaged, it is sore,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid stated following the sport.
Mahomes stated if the sport had been nearer that he would have lobbied to return in.
“I needed to to return on the market and I most likely would have fought slightly bit tougher if the sport had been one rating,” Mahomes stated after the sport.
At this level, it isn’t but clear if Mahomes will miss any time with Reid solely saying that his QB was now “everyday.”
“It’ll actually be everyday,” Reid stated, through The Athletic. “He most likely might’ve gone again in. He needed to return in. There was no want for that.”
The Chiefs have to show round and play on Saturday this week in opposition to the Houston Texans, and proper now, Mahomes simply is not certain if he’ll be capable of play.
“It’s laborious to say proper now,” Mahomes stated of his standing for Week 16, through ESPN. “You nonetheless [have the] adrenaline rolling and normally it is sort of the day after if you sort of get sense of it.”
The harm positively comes at an inopportune time for the Chiefs, who simply began a span of taking part in three video games in 10 days. In the times main as much as the Browns sport, Mahomes had truly complained about the truth that the NFL was forcing his workforce to play three video games between Dec. 15 and Dec. 25.
“You by no means need to play this many video games on this wanting time,” Mahomes stated. “It’s simply not nice in your physique. But on the finish of the day, it is your job, your occupation. You have to return to work and do it.”
With the best way the schedule is about up, Mahomes is not going to have a lot time to heal. Not solely will the Chiefs’ be on a brief week with the Saturday sport in opposition to Houston arising in Week 16, however in addition they have to show round and play 4 days after that with a Wednesday sport on Christmas in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Even if Mahomes performs in each of these video games, he may very well be hobbled, but when he has to overlook any time, that will be an enormous drawback for a Chiefs workforce that is attempting to clinch the No. 1 general seed within the AFC.
