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The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-20 on Saturday to advance to the AFC championship game however there may be now concern over the health of Patrick Mahomes.
The Chiefs’ star quarterback was introduced down by Jaguars’ Arden Key and Corey Peters within the first quarter and replays confirmed Mahomes’ ankle getting caught awkwardly below Key as each males fell to the bottom.
Mahomes immediately reached for his proper ankle and was seen limping to the sidelines to talk to his staff’s coaches earlier than hobbling again onto the sector.
“Obviously, I have a lot of adrenaline going right now, so we’ll see how it feels,” Mahomes informed reporters.
“But I’ll hop proper within the therapy tonight and attempt to do no matter I can to be as near one hundred pc by subsequent week.
“Luckily for us, we played the early game on Saturday, so we get an extra almost half a day that I can let that ankle rest.”
Despite his injury, the 27-year-old stayed within the game for the remainder of the primary quarter however he was in apparent discomfort.
In the second quarter, along with his ankle taped up, Mahomes appeared to get right into a heated dialogue with head coach Andy Reid and threw his jacket down as he headed to the locker room for analysis.
Chad Henne took over at quarterback and went on to steer the Chiefs to a landing to take a 17-7 lead.
Despite the staff itemizing him as questionable to return, Mahomes got here again within the second half and led the staff to the victory, ending the night time with 195 yards passing and two touchdowns.
“I didn’t want to go get the X-Rays or whatever it was. I just wanted to continue to play,” Mahomes added, explaining his argument with Reid.
“I informed them I’d do it at halftime however the coach, in the perfect curiosity of me, made me return there and get that X-Ray earlier than coming again into the game.
“For some time, I assumed I may play by means of it however he stated he wouldn’t put me again in ‘so might as well go get that X-Ray and if it’s detrimental or no matter I’ll put you again in.’
“I ran back there, got the X-Ray and was able to play and finish the game.”
The Chiefs have now reached the AFC Championship game for the fifth consecutive 12 months however there at the moment are doubts about Mahomes’ capability to play on January 29.
Their opponent might be both the Cincinnati Bengals or the Buffalo Bills, with each groups set to play in a while Sunday.
“He’s a tough kid. He wanted to be in there,” Reid informed reporters when requested about Mahomes, not committing to him taking part in subsequent Sunday.
“He needed to be competing and that’s a tribute to him and his competitiveness.
“However, you bought to verify he’s okay, bodily okay, the place he can defend himself and if he can’t then he can’t play.
“You have to go to the next guy. He’s a tough nut and, when I tell you he is competitive, he’s very very competitive.”
Elsewhere, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New York Giants 38-7 to advance to the staff’s eighth NFC championship game in franchise historical past and the primary since 2018.
The Eagles got here out of the gates sturdy and completed even stronger.
Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for 154 yards and two touchdowns whereas including a dashing landing as effectively. Eagles operating backs Miles Sanders and Kenneth Gainwell mixed to hurry for 202 yards.
The Eagles will face both the Dallas Cowboys or the San Francisco 49ers on January 29 for a spot within the Super Bowl ultimate on February 12.
