Mahomes leaves win with right knee injury
Reigning MVP Patrick Mahomes injured his right knee in a pileup near the goal line before his Chiefs teammates rallied around their fallen superstar for a 30-6 thrashing of the Broncos on Thursday night in Denver.
NFL Network reported that Mahomes suffered a patella dislocation and will undergo an MRI to determine if there’s ligament damage.
Backup Matt Moore threw a 57-yard touchdown pass to Tyreek Hill and the Chiefs (5-2) had nine sacks, gave up a season-low 71 yards rushing and snapped a two-game skid in beating the Broncos (2-5) for the eighth straight time.
His balky left ankle heavily taped, Mahomes completed 10 of 11 passes for 76 yards and a touchdown before he got hurt on a successful sneak on fourth-and-inches at the Denver 5 early in the second quarter.
One by one, players peeled off the pile but when Mahomes didn’t get up, the stadium grew quiet, Broncos players knelt and some Chiefs stormed away in aguish as their quarterback ripped off his helmet and covered his face.
As players milled about nervously, the Chiefs’ medical personnel appeared to pop Mahomes’ right knee back in place before he was helped from the field and taken into the locker room.
Jets’ Mosley ready: C.J. Mosley broke his own news with an announcement the Jets and their fans have been waiting for.
“I’m playing Monday night,” the linebacker declared. “... Unless I get hurt or something. I’m playing.”
The Jets will have Mosley against the undefeated Patriots. He has been sidelined since injuring his groin during the Jets’ season-opening loss to the Bills.
Mosley, 27, a four-time Pro Bowler, signed a fiveyear, $85 million deal in March after he played his first five seasons with the Ravens.
Okung back soon: The Chargers finally received good news regarding a player’s availability when two-time Pro Bowler Russell Okung announced he was returning.
The team’s starting left tackle had been out since June after suffering a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot in his lung.
He remains on the nonfootball illness list. Once the 32-year- old Okung practices, the Chargers have three weeks to activate him.