Patrick Mahomes survives injury scare in Chiefs' overtime win vs. Buccaneers


Patrick Mahomes survives injury scare in Chiefs

Published 5 November 2024 Patrick Mahomes expressed relief postgame following his ankle injury scare during the Kansas City Chiefs’ 30-24 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “I kind of awkwardly rolled the ankle a little bit. I think it hurt more because it’s the same ankle I hurt last week, so it scared me a little bit. But once I took my breath and calmed down a little bit, it ended up not being too bad,” Mahomes told reporters postgame. Mahomes had to be helped off the field by the team’s medical staff midway through the fourth quarter. The Chiefs star quarterback was injured when he made a shot-put style touchdown pass to running back Samaje Perine for a 7-yard touchdown. Mahomes took an awkward step and his left ankle appeared to give out on him as he planted to throw. Perine caught the football in the end zone, but all the attention was on Mahomes as he stayed on the ground in obvious pain. The Chiefs franchise quarterback was eventually escorted off the field by the team’s medical staff. Mahomes was tended to in the Chiefs' medical tent briefly, came out to workout his tender ankle and returned on Kansas City’s very next offensive series without ever missing a snap. NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more. “Once the doctors checked it out and got back and did the drops again, (Andy Reid) let me get back out on the field,” Mahomes said.