Chiefs QB Mahomes set for AFC title game

Patrick Mahomes finished a full week of practice on his ailing right ankle Friday, and Chiefs coach Andy Reid pronounced his All-pro quarterback ready to go for the AFC championship game against the Bengals.

Mahomes sustained a high ankle sprain in the first quarter of last week’s divisional-round win over the Jaguars, returning after halftime to polish off the victory. That sent the Chiefs to their fifth consecutive AFC championship game, where they will face the AFC North champions on Sunday night in a rematch of last year’s overtime loss to the Bengals.

“He looks good,” Reid said. “I mean, he’s moving around good. He’s going to go out and play.”

Mahomes has had perhaps his best season, throwing for a careerhigh 5,250 yards with a league-leading 41 touchdown passes, and garnered 49 of 50 first-place votes in All-pro voting. He is also among five finalists for league MVP.

“I feel like I can still do a lot of things,” he said this week. “We’ll see as we get closer and closer, and we’ll see during the game.”

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