Patrick Mahomes breaks silence on ankle sprain and reveals what's next after limping off late in Chiefs game
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Patrick Mahomes remained optimistic after limping away from the Kansas City Chiefs' 21-7 win over the Cleveland Browns with a sprained ankle on Sunday. The three-time Super Bowl champion rolled his ankle while being tackled by Dalvin Tomlinson on a fourth-down incompletion. Carson Wentz replaced him for the final 5:23. Mahomes finished 19 of 38 for 159 yards and two touchdowns.
![[Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) limps off the field with help from teammates]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/15/93197221-14197881-image-a-10_1734361855085.jpg)
'We're up in the pocket, obviously fourth down trying to make a play happen and as I threw the ball [I got] kind of hit and it felt like someone hit me from behind so I just got rolled up on, which kind of happens in football,' Mahomes said. 'I tried to bounce back up and obviously it hurt a little bit but now we'll just get after the rehab part of it and try to get ready for next week.'.
![[Mahomes passes against the Cleveland Browns during the second half on Sunday]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/15/93197203-14197881-image-a-11_1734361880198.jpg)
After the game, Mahomes said X-rays were negative. He said he would have lobbied harder to stay in if the Browns had gotten within one score. The 13-1 Chiefs will host the Houston Texans on Saturday as Kansas City tries to lock down homefield advantage for the upcoming playoffs.
'You know what you have to do to get back and I think that's the most important part,' he said. 'Now we just get back to the rehab part, the treatment part and try to get ourself ready on a short week against a good football team.'. Mahomes on injury: pic.twitter.com/LOsN8v3ze0.
