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By Michael Gallagher
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The Kansas City Chiefs didn’t just lose a game on Sunday.
Yes, their 16-13 Week 15 loss knocked the Chiefs out of the playoffs for the first time since 2014, and the first time in quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ career, but it also cost them something a bit more troubling.
Mahomes went down with a knee injury in the final minutes of the fourth quarter. Unable to put weight on it, the two-time MVP had to be helped to the back by trainers.
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Video replay showed Mahomes’ knee popping on a quarterback scramble, and head coach Andy Reid told reporters after the game that his star passer would get an MRI to assess the damage while stating it “didn’t look good.”
While it’s possible Mahomes may have just hyper-extended his knee and the damage may be minimal, the immediate concern was an ACL tear.
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Well-known sports doctor David Chao, who spent 17 years as a head team doctor in the NFL and is an injury expert for Sirius XM Radio and Fox Sports Radio, took to X to hint at what most Chiefs fans were dreading hearing.
“Look, it’s the same knee he’s been on the injury report with, with the heat pack. It’s not the same knee where he dislocated his knee cap,” Chao stated. “Non-contact injury buckling (means there’s) worry for a ligament tear. The worry is going to be for his LCL and ACL. Let’s keep our fingers crossed.
“Maybe it’s just a hyper-extension various with bone bruising. In any case, with the Chiefs eliminated, Mahomes’ season is likely over. Let’s hope he’s not going to have a complete ligament tear with needing for surgery.”
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Since taking over as the Chiefs’ starter in 2018, Mahomes hasn’t missed more than two games in any season. In his eight years as a starting QB, Mahomes has missed just five of 116 total games.
Through 14 games this season, Mahomes threw for 3,587 yards, 22 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions with a passer rating of 89.6.
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