Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes tore the ACL in his left knee Sunday, the group introduced, ending his season the identical day the Chiefs’ playoff hopes had been dashed.
Mahomes was rolling out to his proper and throwing the ball away with beneath two minutes to go in Kansas Metropolis’s 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers when he injured his knee. He was faraway from the sport and changed by backup Gardner Minshew, who promptly threw an interception a couple of performs later.
“Don’t know why this needed to occur. And never going to lie it’s hurts,” Mahomes wrote on X. “However all we are able to do now’s Belief in God and assault each single day time and again. Thanks Chiefs kingdom for all the time supporting me and for everybody who has reached out and despatched prayers. I Shall be again stronger than ever.”
The loss dropped the Chiefs to 6-8 and, mixed with wins by the Buffalo Payments, the Houston Texans and the Jacksonville Jaguars, eradicated Kansas Metropolis from playoff rivalry. And now Mahomes will miss the remainder of the group’s three common season video games.
The harm ends what was a irritating season for Mahomes and the Chiefs.
A yr after Mahomes led the group to its fifth Tremendous Bowl look in six seasons, Kansas Metropolis will now miss the playoffs fully.
Final season, Mahomes had a 12-0 report in one-score video games. This season, the Chiefs fell to 1-7 in such contests with Sunday’s loss. Mahomes’ struggles had been a part of the issue, as his 89.6 passer score and 62.7% completion share had been the bottom marks of his profession since he grew to become a starter in 2018.
In a must-win recreation towards Los Angeles, Mahomes wasn’t his finest. He accomplished solely 57.1% of his passes for 189 yards and didn’t throw for a landing, and he threw a expensive interception within the fourth quarter.
Mahomes, 30, is within the fourth yr of a 10-year, $450 million contract extension he signed with Kansas Metropolis in 2020. He’s beneath contract by means of 2031.
The Chiefs, in the meantime, received’t be within the playoffs for the primary time for the reason that 2014 season. Kansas Metropolis had additionally received the AFC West yearly since 2015.
Mahomes, who grew to become the group’s starter in 2018 after having sat nearly all of his rookie season, received’t make the AFC championship recreation for the primary time since he grew to become Kansas Metropolis’s beginning quarterback.
