Patrick Mahomes plays through ankle sprain to lead Chiefs to victory over Texans

Patrick Mahomes remains undefeated with an ankle injury.

The Kansas City Chiefs' star quarterback overcame a sprained ankle to take the field Saturday in a 27-19 win over the Houston Texans. Mahomes passed for 260 yards with one touchdown pass and one touchdown run.

Mahomes wasn't guaranteed to play after leaving last Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns with a sprain. But that didn't stop Mahomes from missing practice this week as he continued his routine despite the injury.

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It was familiar territory for the three-time Super Bowl champion. Mahomes played in the 2022 playoffs despite dealing with a sprained ankle, coming back from injury to defeat the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship, and two weeks later in the Super Bowl against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Mahomes' recent ankle sprain was said to be mild, and full recovery typically still takes two to four weeks. However, Mahomes has proven to be a player who returns from injury sooner than expected.

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) goes wide with tight end Travis Kelce (87) after scoring a touchdown in the first half against the Houston Texans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Celebrating with receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (9). (Jay Biggerstaff-Imagine Images)

The last time Mahomes missed a game due to injury was in 2019, when he suffered a dislocated kneecap against the Denver Broncos and missed just two games.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid told reporters this week that he was “amazed” at the quarterback's ability to return from injury so quickly.

“I've been through it with him, and he surprises me every time he does it,” Reid said. “He's very mentally tough. It's because of the mindset he has going into this. Compared to him a few days ago, you could probably say it was a big flop. He's dealing with it well.”

Mahomes, on the other hand, under-promised and over-delivered in his availability this week. The player indicated to reporters on Tuesday that he would not play unless he felt the injury would “limit my game plan.”

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates with tight end Travis Kelce (87) after scoring a touchdown in the first half against the Houston Texans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. do. (Jay Biggerstaff-Imagine Images)

“I don't want to limit the game plan,” Mahomes said. “That's another thing for me. I want to be able to move around the pocket so I'm not sitting in the same spot the whole game and leading the D-line and chasing after them. That's about it. I'm just finding that balance and seeing where I'm at, but like I said, I won't know until closer to the end of this week.”

But with this win, Mahomes and the Chiefs moved even closer to making history. For the sake of conceit, they won 16 straight games by one possession, tying the 2004 New England Patriots.

More importantly, they are one win away from clinching the No. 1 seed in the AFC. That would give the Chiefs a first-round bye and home-field advantage en route to the Super Bowl.

Mahomes and the team will become the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls. Mahomes' latest heroics have made the path to achieving that even shorter.

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