The Kansas City Chiefs did not must sweat by means of a 21-7 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, however the back-to-back champions did must sweat by means of an harm to their star quarterback.
Patrick Mahomes left the sport after injuring his left ankle on an incomplete cross on a fourth-down play within the fourth quarter. Carson Wentz changed him when the Chiefs received the ball again with 5:23 remaining.
Mahomes is being seen week-to-week after X-rays on his ankle got here again damaging, NFL Media reported Sunday.
“It’s not damaged, it is sore,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid instructed reporters.
After the Chiefs win, Mahomes he was seen walking with a limp outdoors the locker rooms earlier than utilizing a trolley to maneuver across the stadium.
That day, he accomplished 19 of 38 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns. While Mahomes’ efficiency could not have been the most effective, Sunday’s win was probably the most decisive win of the season for the 13-1 Chiefs.
Mahomes’ counterpart Jameis Winston threw three interceptions within the loss, together with two in the long run zone. Cleveland benched Winston for Dorian Thompson-Robinson within the fourth quarter.
This is not the primary time Mahomes has handled an ankle harm in his profession. He memorably suffered a sprained ankle within the 2022 divisional spherical and overcame the harm to guide the Chiefs to the Super Bowl title.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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