Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered an ankle injury during a 40-26 win over the Jaguars in Week 1 and he has appeared on Kansas City’s injury report each week since then.
Mahomes has been able to play through the injury but he’s about to face a short week. After losing to the Texans on Sunday, Mahomes will travel to Denver to face the Broncos on Thursday evening.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid doesn’t believe the injury has been impacting Mahomes’ play.
“He’s done a pretty good job the last couple of weeks,” Reid said Sunday. “He’s made some nice throws. No, I haven’t [seen a difference in his play]. I’m not telling you it doesn’t hurt, but he’s been doing a nice job.”
Mahomes posted season-lows in completion percentage (54.3) and yards (273) in a 31-24 loss to Houston in Week 6. He also threw his first interception of 2019. After the game, though, Mahomes stated that he believes he is healthy.
“I feel like I’m good now, honestly,” Mahomes said. “I’m still able to scramble, I’m still able to run and do all those different things. Obviously, I’ll still get treatment and stuff like that, but I feel like I can still do everything I need to do.”
Mahomes’ ankle will be worth monitoring this week as the quarterback prepares to face the Broncos with only a few days of rest.
