Patrick Mahomes plays through ankle injury in worrying scenes as Chiefs hold their breath over star man
Patrick Mahomes gave the Kansas City Chiefs a huge scare on Monday night after jarring his left ankle in their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
With the Chiefs trailing 17-10 early in the fourth quarter, Mahomes evaded pressure in the pocket and darted forward before stopping to flip the ball to Samaje Perine in the end zone.
Yet as he slowed down to pick out Perine, the Kansas City quarterback’s left leg appeared to buckle awkwardly, leaving him in clear discomfort.
As the hosts celebrated scoring a touchdown and drawing level, their star man had to be helped off the field by team staff in worrying scenes.
The sight of Mahomes hobbling onto the sidelines was nightmare stuff for the Super Bowl champions as they look to maintain their undefeated record in pursuit of a historic ‘three-peat’ this season.
Patrick Mahomes had to be helped off the field during the Chiefs’ game against the Bucs
Mahomes was left in pain after appearing to jar his left leg at the start of the fourth quarter
Though fortunately for Chiefs Kingdom, despite jarring his left ankle he was able to quickly return and play through the pain barrier without missing an offensive snap.
And that proved unfortunate for Tampa Bay.
With just over four minutes remaining, Mahomes again proved exactly how vital he is for his team by finding DeAndre Hopkins for his third touchdown pass of the night.
The link-up with Hopkins edged the Chiefs 24-17 ahead in the dying minutes and left the Bucs staring a third straight defeat in the face.
Mahomes suffered his injury scare with wife Brittany and mom Randi watching on from the stands.
Brittany could be seen sitting with Taylor Swift in a private suite at Arrowhead, with the pair putting their political differences to one side on the eve of the presidential election to cheer their partners on.
Mahomes went public with her Donald Trump support in September, liking multiple posts endorsing Trump and JD Vance at this week’s election.
Travis Kelce’s girlfriend Swift, meanwhile, went public with her backing of the Democrats and even mocked Vance’s remarks about the United States being run by ‘childless cat ladies’.
