The excellent news for the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday is that they went into Cleveland on Sunday and powered their approach by to a different win, beating the Browns 21-7 to enhance to 13-1 and holding their prime spot within the AFC.
The dangerous information is that quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered an ankle damage late within the sport and is predicted to overlook a while.
How a lot time stays to be seen, however in response to NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport he’s anticipated to be out on a “week-to-week” foundation with a proper ankle damage.
The Chiefs are in the midst of a grueling a part of their schedule that can see them play three video games in 11 days. After beating Cleveland on Sunday, they play the Houston Texans on Saturday after which journey to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a Christmas Day sport subsequent Wednesday.
On condition that the Chiefs have already got the AFC West locked up and have a two-game lead for the highest spot within the convention and the bye week, there will not be a rush to get him again within the lineup.
Carson Wentz is the Chiefs’ backup and changed Mahomes within the fourth quarter on Sunday.
Mahomes has not had his finest season in 2024, however he has nonetheless come by with clutch moments on the finish of video games.
Even along with his down 12 months, the Chiefs are usually not going to go far within the playoffs with out him. His long-term well being for the playoffs is way extra necessary than successful any one of many subsequent couple of video games. Particularly given the brief weeks and the way troublesome these may be for groups and gamers to cope with.
