Patrick Mahomes Remains Undefeated Against Ankle Injuries
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes took the field on Saturday, battling through an ankle sprain to deliver a 27-19 win over the Houston Texans. Mahomes passed for 260 yards with one touchdown pass and one touchdown run.
Mahomes was never a guarantee to play after leaving last Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns with the sprain. However, he went through his typical routine despite the injury and proved to be a player who returns from injury more quickly than expected.
The last time Mahomes missed a game due to an injury was 2019 when he missed just two games after suffering a dislocated patella against the Denver Broncos. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was “amazed” by his quarterback’s ability to return from injury so quickly, saying, “He’s so mentally tough. It’s a mindset he has going into it.”
Mahomes, meanwhile, under-promised and over-delivered on his availability this week. He suggested to reporters on Tuesday that he wouldn’t play unless he felt he wouldn’t “limit the game plan” with his injury.
The win marked the Chiefs’ 16th straight game by one possession, breaking a tie with the 2004 New England Patriots. They are now just one win away from securing the No. 1 seed in the AFC, which would grant them a first-round bye and home-field advantage en-route to the Super Bowl.
Mahomes and the Chiefs are looking to become the first team in NFL history to win three straight Super Bowls. Their road to achieving that just got shorter with Mahomes’ latest heroics.
