For Chiefs, Mahomes, ‘good’ signs
Patrick Mahomes had enough wits about him after a concussion knocked the star QB from the Chiefs’ divisional-round playoff win over the Browns to get a rather clever hashtag trending on Twitter. “#HenneThingIsPossible.” It was a reference to his backup, Chad Henne, who came on when Mahomes got hurt midway through the third quarter Sunday. Henne pulled off two edge-of-your seat plays in the closing minutes, scrambling for 13 yards on thirdand-14 before a fourth-down completion to Tyreek Hill, which allowed the Chiefs to run out the clock and preserve a 22-17 victory.
Now, the question is whether Mahomes will be cleared to play the Bills in the AFC title game next Sunday.
“He’s doing great right now, which is a real positive. He passed all the deals he needed to pass and we’ll see where it goes from here,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said after the game. “I just talked to him and he’s doing good. We’ll see how he is tomorrow, but right now he’s feeling good.”
The Chiefs led 19-10 early in the third quarter, and were on the move. But on third-and-1, the Chiefs decided to run an option, and Mahomes kept the ball, ducking for the first-down yardage just as Browns linebacker Mack Wilson got him around the head.
When he tried getting to his feet, his leg buckled and Mahomes nearly went down again. It took the training staff to help him get to the blue tent on the sideline, and he emerged from that a few minutes later and jogged to the locker room.
In a matter of minutes, he had been ruled out with a concussion.
— Associated Press