The Kansas City Chiefs’ season almost took a turn for the worse on Sunday.
Patrick Mahomes suffered an elbow injury in his throwing arm late in the first half of Sunday’s game against the New York Jets. The injury occurred when Mahomes was sacked by Jets edge rusher David Bailey.
Although Mahomes played the rest of the game after the injury, the quarterback now remains day-to-day ahead of Kansas City’s Week 10 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons, EPSN’s Adam Schefter reported.
Mahomes was in immediate pain after the game, taking moments to leave the field in obvious agony. He went to the sideline and still appeared to be in pain, taking practice shots as the coaches evaluated him.
Still, Mahomes didn’t waste a moment. He returned to the field after the Jets missed a field goal that could have given them the lead before halftime and helped the Chiefs drive down the field in the closing seconds of the first half. He completed a 12-yard pass before rushing for a 7-yard gain on that possession, setting up Kansas City for a field goal that Harrison Butker missed.
Mahomes completed 11 of 16 passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns in the first half of Sunday’s game. He has played like one of the best quarterbacks in the league this season as well after suffering an ACL injury last year. Entering Sunday’s game, Mahomes had thrown for 1,795 yards, 12 touchdowns and four interceptions with a 99.7 passer rating.
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