Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes avoided a serious elbow injury after being hit by New York Jets edge rusher David Bailey during the first half of the Chiefs' blowout victory on Sunday. An MRI conducted after the game revealed no significant damage, according to ESPN, though Mahomes will be monitored for pain and swelling throughout the week.
Mahomes returns to finish strong
Mahomes left the field with his right arm hanging by his side but did not miss a snap because the Jets recovered a fumble on the play. He returned after warming up on the sideline and completed 23 of 31 passes for 242 yards and two touchdowns, both to Kenneth Walker III. In his postgame interview, Mahomes said he initially did not feel like himself but improved as the game progressed.
"I felt like out of the half, I wasn't throwing the ball the way I wanted to," Mahomes said. "As the game went on — and we continued to work through it and it kind of got warmed back up — I thought I started throwing the ball better towards the end of the second half. That will be important this week is kind of getting the swelling and the fluid out of it so I can be ready to go from the first snap next week."
Mahomes added that he felt fine after the game but would follow the usual recovery process ahead of the Chiefs' Week 10 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. "I feel good now," he said. "Obviously, you get the win and the adrenaline's pumping. I'm sure I'll be sore tomorrow, but we'll get right to it. We'll get to work on it, and we'll get ourselves ready to go. It's great to get the win now, now it's about getting ourselves ready for next week."
