Chiefs star QB Patrick Mahomes suffered an elbow injury against the Jets
The Kansas City Chiefs improved to 6-2 with a win over the New York Jets on Sunday.
But the better news for Chiefs fans is that quarterback Patrick Mahomes avoided a “major injury” after hurting his elbow in the first half.
The quarterback took an awkward hit to his throwing arm with less than two minutes to go in the first half, when he was hit by New York rookie pass rusher David Bailey and lost the football. Mahomes stayed down on the turf for an extended period, before walking off with team trainers.
Here is the play where the injury occurred:
And here is Mahomes being taken off the field by members of the Kansas City training staff:
Mahomes kept his arm loose on the sidelines after the play, and returned to the game just before halftime to guide the Chiefs into field goal range. Kicker Harrison Butker missed two attempts as time expired — he missed from 56 yards but was given another chance from 51 when the Jets jumped offsides, but pushed that wide right as well — and the game went to halftime with the Chiefs leading by two.
In the second half, however, Kansas City pulled away, scoring 21 unanswered to win 35-12. Mahomes played the entire second half, and while the bulk of his throws were in the short- and intermediate areas of the field, he said after the win that “[o]nce I threw the football, I knew I was OK.”
And now tests have confirmed that fact.
According to Ian Rapoport, Mahomes underwent an MRI after the win and the scan “did not reveal a major injury.” Mahomes is expected to be monitored over the next few days for pain and swelling, but “so far, so good:”
Kansas City plays the Atlanta Falcons next week.