Patrick Mahomes, on injured ankle, returns to lead Chiefs past Jaguars - The Washington Post
Patrick Mahomes, on injured ankle, returns to lead Chiefs past Jaguars - The Washington Post
Jan 22, 202352 secs
— On his way out of the celebratory locker room, Patrick Mahomes slipped on a pair of gold sneakers, popped in his Invisalign and slung over his shoulder a black backpack.He walked, without much of a limp, into a dim hallway, where his wife, Brittany, stood out in the small crowd by wearing a long, bright yellow coat.“You okay?” the kid asked the quarterback, who had gutted through a right ankle injury to deliver an MVP-worthy performance in the Kansas City Chiefs’ 27-20 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the divisional round of the AFC playoffs.Amid the jubilation of Saturday night, when Mahomes helped Kansas City to a fifth straight AFC championship game, there was also trepidation.Mahomes stood on the sideline in his helmet and a jacket as the Chiefs’ surge to the end zone, capped by a one-yard Kelce grab, gave them a 17-7 lead.An ankle injury knocked Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, second from right, out of action briefly Saturday, but he returned as Kansas City held off Jacksonville.