The excellent news for the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday is that they went into Cleveland on Sunday and powered their means via to a different win, beating the Browns 21-7 to enhance to 13-1 and holding their high spot within the AFC.
The unhealthy information is that quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered an ankle damage late within the recreation and is predicted to overlook a while.
How a lot time stays to be seen, however in accordance with 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 may 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 recreation 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 is probably not 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 via with clutch moments on the finish of video games.
Even along with his down 12 months, the Chiefs usually are not going to go far within the playoffs with out him. His long-term well being for the playoffs is way extra necessary than profitable any one of many subsequent couple of video games. Particularly given the quick weeks and the way troublesome these will be for groups and gamers to cope with.