It was a sight nobody on the Kansas City Chiefs wanted to see.
Patrick Mahomes hobbled off the field in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 21-7 win over the Cleveland Browns with a right ankle injury and did not return.
“It’s not broken but it’s sore,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said afterward. “He’ll get started on the rehab part of it as we go, and then we’ll just have to see how he does down the road here.”
The injury occurred with 7:57 remaining in the game when Mahomes leaped as he attempted to complete a fourth-down pass while under pressure. Browns defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson wrapped up Mahomes’ legs while fellow lineman Mike Hall Jr. laid a hit on the quarterback.
Mahomes, 29, limped to the sideline at Cleveland’s Huntington Bank Field, then remained there for the Chiefs’ last two offensive possessions as Carson Wentz took over at quarterback.
After the game, Mahomes appeared to be walking gingerly on the field. Once inside, Mahomes was seen walking out of the locker room under his own power before getting on a cart.
Reid suggested Mahomes could have gone back into the game and described the quarterback as day-to-day.
“I don’t know how much swelling he has or any of that,” Reid said.
Mahomes, a three-time Super Bowl champion, finished the game 19-of-38 for 159 yards and two touchdowns as the Chiefs improved to 13-1. The two-time NFL MVP has not missed a game due to injury since 2019.
Kansas City is seeking to become the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls.
The Chiefs are set to host the Houston Texans on Saturday.
