{"id":11612,"date":"2024-12-17T01:15:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T01:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11612"},"modified":"2024-12-17T01:15:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T01:15:25","slug":"kansas-city-chiefs-announce-new-worrying-update-on-patrick-mahomes-following-his-ankle-injury-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11612","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Chiefs Announce New Worrying Update On Patrick Mahomes Following His Ankle Injury On Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2221666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2190093360-1-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2190093360-1-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2190093360-1-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2190093360-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2190093360-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2190093360-1-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2190093360-1.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes\u00a0looking on.\n\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Patrick Mahomes\u00a0(Photo by Nick Cammett\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Patrick Mahomes and the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs have avoided the worst-case scenario with his ankle injury<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old Patrick Mahomes suffered an ankle injury in the fourth quarter of Sunday\u2019s 21-7 road win over the Cleveland Browns after taking a hit from defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson. With Mahomes out, quarterback\u00a0Carson Wentz\u00a0finished the game.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport, Mahomes suffered \u201ca mild high-ankle sprain.\u201d The three-time Super Bowl champion is\u00a0considered\u00a0week-to-week, though Rapoport added he may practice this week.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes finished the day with 19 completions on 38 pass attempts for 159 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. With the win, the 13-1 Chiefs inch closer to securing the AFC\u2019s top seed and a first-round bye.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=alexhoegler&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1868714582849785945&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fkansas-city-chiefs-announce-new-worrying-update-on-patrick-mahomes-following-his-ankle-injury-on-sunday%2F&amp;sessionId=291b6fceb62e6e9fa83cc719e13c3a8a38ea974d&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1868714582849785945\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p>Patrick Mahomes has only missed two games in his career because of an injury. That was back in the 2019 season, when he suffered a knee injury in a game against the\u00a0Denver Broncos. He was rested in the regular season finales in 2020 and 2023 with playoff spots already locked up.<\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<p>Through his first 14 games of 2024, Mahomes has a 66.7 completion percentage for 3,348 yards, 22 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. It\u2019s not his best statistical season by any means, but like last year\u2019s Super Bowl-winning season, KC just keeps finding new ways to win.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-chiefs-can-take-it-easy-with-patrick-mahomes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chiefs Can Take It Easy With Patrick Mahomes<\/h2>\n<p>The Buffalo Bills (11-3) hold the head-to-head tiebreaker on the Chiefs, but they\u2019re two games back with only three games remaining. Buffalo has to somehow pick up two games on the defending champions, and that feels like an awfully tall task at this point of the season.<\/p>\n<p>So Kansas City can afford to take it easy with Mahomes here. Even if they don\u2019t get the AFC\u2019s top seed, well, don\u2019t forget that they won in Buffalo during the 2023 Divisional Round. Mahomes\u2019 long-term health is the most pivotal part of a potential three-peat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Mahomes\u00a0(Photo by Nick Cammett\/Getty Images) Patrick Mahomes and the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs have avoided the worst-case scenario with his ankle injury The 29-year-old Patrick Mahomes suffered an&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kansas City Chiefs Announce New Worrying Update On Patrick Mahomes Following His Ankle Injury On Sunday - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11612\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kansas City Chiefs Announce New Worrying Update On Patrick Mahomes Following His Ankle Injury On Sunday - 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