Kansas City Chiefs followers can breathe a protracted sigh of aid as star quarterback Patrick Mahomes was not listed on the team’s injury report Thursday and seems slated to start out Saturday towards the Houston Texans.
The three-time Tremendous Bowl champion suffered a proper ankle harm in Week 15 towards the Cleveland Browns, seen hobbling to the sideline after taking a brutal hit that bent him over backward.
“He’ll probably find yourself taking part in,” head coach Andy Reid instructed reporters Thursday (h/t Tom Pelissero). “We’ll simply see how issues work out in the present day.”
Mahomes’ restoration is nothing wanting outstanding, as he was thought of “a protracted shot” to play in Week 16, per Reid’s personal phrases.
“[He] amazes me each time he does it,” Reid stated. “That man, he is so mentally powerful. It is only a mindset he has going into it … However he is executed nicely with it.”
Kansas Metropolis (13-1) is without doubt one of the league’s hottest groups regardless of each considered one of its victories coming in tight, dramatic trend.
The franchise may be very near breaking a near-century-old record if it wins another recreation by scoring 30 factors or much less.
Had Mahomes not been in a position to swimsuit up for Saturday, that might’ve been nearly inevitable given the team’s 11-8 record without him underneath middle — solely scoring greater than 30 factors as soon as in these 11 wins.
If Kansas Metropolis defeats Houston on Saturday and the Buffalo Payments (11-3) fall to the division-rival New England Patriots on Sunday, the Chiefs would lock up the No. 1 seed within the AFC.
With Mahomes now anticipated again to guide them, the Chiefs are in a way more strengthened place to make that state of affairs a actuality or no less than take another step nearer.
