Patrick Mahomes suffered the harm throughout the Kansas City Chiefs’ AFC divisional spherical victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday; Mahomes left the sport throughout the second quarter however returned for the second half
Last Updated: 22/01/23 7:17pm
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes picks up an ankle harm within the first quarter in opposition to Jacksonville
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes picks up an ankle harm within the first quarter in opposition to Jacksonville
An MRI has confirmed that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes sustained a excessive ankle sprain throughout the workforce’s AFC divisional spherical win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, ESPN reported on Sunday.
Mahomes, a former NFL MVP and two-time All-Pro, stated he intends to play in subsequent Sunday’s AFC Championship Game in opposition to both the Cincinnati Bengals or Buffalo Bills.
The third-seeded Bengals and second-seeded Bills meet on Sunday in Buffalo.
“It feels higher than I believed it was going to be now,” Mahomes stated on Saturday after the 27-20 victory despatched the top-seeded Chiefs into AFC title recreation for the fifth straight season.
“Obviously, I’ve numerous adrenaline going proper now, so we’ll see the way it feels. But I’ll hop proper within the therapy and attempt to do no matter I can to be as near one hundred pc by subsequent week. Luckily for us, we performed the early recreation on Saturday, so we get an additional virtually half a day that I can let that ankle relaxation.”
Despite struggling an ankle harm within the first quarter of their win over Jacksonville, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes is assured he’ll be match for subsequent weekend’s AFC Championship Game
Despite struggling an ankle harm within the first quarter of their win over Jacksonville, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes is assured he’ll be match for subsequent weekend’s AFC Championship Game
Mahomes, 27, sustained the harm to his proper ankle within the first quarter after he was tackled by Jacksonville’s Arden Key and Corey Peters. Key fell on Mahomes’ proper decrease leg because the quarterback fell awkwardly to the bottom.
Backup Chad Henne entered the sport with 9:59 left within the second quarter, shortly after Mahomes was instructed by coach Andy Reid to return to the locker room for an examination.
Mahomes, who stated X-rays on his ankle have been unfavorable, returned to the Kansas City bench throughout the possession, however he remained on the sideline in his jacket. Instead, he watched Henne drive the Chiefs 98 yards on 12 performs for a landing.
Highlights of the Jacksonville Jaguars in opposition to the Kansas City Chiefs within the NFL Divisional Round
Highlights of the Jacksonville Jaguars in opposition to the Kansas City Chiefs within the NFL Divisional Round
Upon his second-half return to the sphere, Mahomes went 4 of seven for 50 yards within the third quarter and was 6 of 8 for 61 yards within the fourth with a landing move to Marquez Valdes-Scantling for a 27-17 lead with 7:08 remaining. He even added 3 dashing yards after halftime.
Should the Bengals win on Sunday, the Chiefs will host subsequent week’s recreation in Kansas City.
If the Bills emerge victorious on Sunday, the AFC title recreation will likely be performed at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta after NFL homeowners authorised a decision earlier this month to regulate the playoffs with a view to handle the aggressive inequities created by the cancellation of the Buffalo-Cincinnati recreation in Week 17. That recreation was postponed on January 2 after Bills security Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest on the sphere.
