Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes exited Sunday's game with a right ankle injury.
Mahomes limped to the sidelines and was replaced by Carson Wentz after suffering the injury in the fourth quarter of the Chiefs' 21-7 win over the Cleveland Browns. X-rays were negative and Mahomes is considered week-to-week, with more tests set for Monday, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Mahomes was attempting a fourth-down pass with eight minutes remaining when he was wrapped up by the Browns' Dalvin Tomlinson and hit by Mike Hall Jr., causing him to twist awkwardly as he fell to the field.
Patrick Mahomes limps off after getting tangled up on a failed 4th down pic.twitter.com/WnIgmsscfN
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Mahomes had his ankle re-taped on the sideline but replace by Wentz on the Chiefs' ensuing drive. The Chiefs listed Mahomes as questionable to return, but with the Chiefs up by two touchdowns, he remained on the sideline for the remainder of the game.
QB Patrick Mahomes is questionable to return with an ankle injury. pic.twitter.com/9smlzzr1dw
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"It's not broken, but it sore," Chiefs coach Andy Reid told reporters after the game. "He'll get started on the rehab part of it as we go, and then we'll just have to see how he does down the road here..."It’ll literally be day to day. He probably could’ve gone back in. He wanted to go back in. There was no need for that.”
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Mike Fiorio reported that Mahomes is considered week
Video posted by Sam McDowell of the Kansas City Star showed that Mahomes walked out of the locker room on his own before being carted away.
Patrick Mahomes walked out of the locker room on his own, before leaving on a cart. pic.twitter.com/1NPp0bObiz
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Mahomes told reporters after the game that that he would lobbied harder to stay in if the Browns had gotten within one score.
He completed 19 of 38 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns for the top-ranked Chiefs before exiting the game. Wentz, the No. 2 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, had not attempted a pass this season entering Sunday's game. He completed both of his attempts against the Browns for a total of 20 yards.
The Chiefs improved to 13-1 with the win. They are scheduled to host the Houston Texans on Saturday and then play at the Pittsburgh Steelers in a Christmas Day matchup on Wednesday.
“We'll get into the rehab part, the treatment part and try to get back on a short week,” Mahomes told reporters. “With all the adrenaline from the game, it's hard to tell now (if he can play). Usually, it's the day after when you get a good sense of it."
