The Chiefs is likely to be with out Patrick Mahomes after they play the Texans on Saturday.
NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported Monday that Mahomes was identified with “a mild high-ankle sprain following tests, and he’s still considered week-to-week” after exiting Sunday’s recreation towards the Browns.
After the Texans on Saturday, the Chiefs play on the Steelers as a part of a Netflix Christmas doubleheader subsequent Wednesday.
The Chiefs’ backup quarterback is veteran Carson Wentz, who began one recreation for the Rams final season and 7 for the Commanders in 2022.
The Chiefs are 12-1 and are the two-time defending Tremendous Bowl champions.
The ankle has been a recurring difficulty for Mahomes, who regardless of being hobbled has continued to carry out at an elite degree.
In a November recreation towards the Bucs, Mahomes got here down awkwardly on a landing cross to operating again Samaje Perine.
It was the second straight week he’d tweaked the ankle.
“Definitely scary,” Mahomes informed reporters on the time. “I feel it damage extra simply because it’s the identical ankle I rolled final week, so it scared me somewhat bit.
“When you don’t know exactly what happens and you get that sharp pain, you always fear the worst.”
Mahomes additionally suffered a high-ankle sprain throughout the 2022-23 playoffs towards the Jaguars.
“The one in the playoffs a couple of years ago was a little bit of how I got tackled,” Mahomes mentioned earlier this season. “It got stuck, and it hurt a lot more. [This time] I could move, I could still have mobility in my ankle, and I still do after this game. I’ll probably get a little swelling tomorrow. But with a short week, you go in there and take care of it and be prepared to play next week.”
However, Mahomes was capable of make it again for the Tremendous Bowl, by which the Chiefs defeated the Eagles 38-35.
