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The Kansas City Chiefs achieved a decisive 35-12 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday, behind strong performances from Patrick Mahomes and Kenneth Walker III.
Injury concerns immediately emerged in the first half, when Mahomes was taken down by the defense and came up holding his elbow. Fans were probably extremely relieved to see the Chiefs star return to the field and help guide his team to the win.
Following the game, the two-time NFL MVP and three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback spoke to the media about potential injury concerns stemming from his first-half injury scare in Sunday's game.
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"It's doing good. I mean, it's just part of playing football. You're gonna get hit. You gotta bounce back and we were able to get it loosened back up and went out there and played," he initially told CBS Sports' Tracy Wolfson on the field.
The injury occurred when David Bailey recorded a strip sack on the Chiefs' quarterback near the end of the second quarter. Mahomes got up, clearly in pain, and headed to the sideline with the help of teammates. He received an evaluation on the sideline and returned to the game despite the initial scare.
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Mahomes completed 23 of 31 passes for 242 passing yards and two touchdowns in the win. Both of those touchdown passes went to Kenneth Walker III, who also added 102 rushing yards and another touchdown on the ground.
The Chiefs' star quarterback reiterated at his postgame media session that he "didn't feel great" at first with his elbow injury but managed to get things worked on to the point he could perform.
"If I'm able to play, I'm gonna play. That's part of the game. That's part of playing. It scares you in moments when you get some pains in certain areas of your body and so obviously didn't feel great, but was able to get it worked on a little bit especially at halftime and then I was able to get out there and play the rest of the game," he told reporters after the win.
However, Mahomes also revealed he would get further evaluation on his elbow to determine if there was any serious damage or injury.
"From the stories you hear, whenever you can grab the ball and try to throw it, you can't throw. Once I threw the football, I knew it wasn't, hopefully, I haven't done the test yet, it wasn't ligament-type stuff, it was more muscle-type stuff," Mahomes shared.
The last thing the Chiefs want right now is to see their starting quarterback out again for multiple games with an injury. Mahomes suffered a season-ending injury last season with the team, when he tore his ACL and LCL in his left knee, requiring surgery, followed by a lengthy recovery and rehabilitation process.
However, he was able to get back on the field in time to start this Chiefs season. It was a welcome sight for fans as they hope to return to the postseason after failing to make the 2025-26 NFL Playoffs.
They snapped their two-game losing streak on Sunday and improved to 6-2 as they contend for the AFC West with the Denver Broncos.
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