Patrick Mahomes Knocked Out of Game by a Knee Injury

This season, Mahomes had thrown for 14 touchdowns — with one interception — over his first six games, performing so well that he partly obscured his lingering ankle problems.

Mahomes rolled his ankle during the Chiefs’ opening victory in Jacksonville, then hurt it again in each of the last two games, both home losses, against Indianapolis and Houston. Lacking mobility in those games, he posted his two lowest completion percentages of the season.

With Mahomes, the Chiefs have the fiercest, most unpredictable offense in their conference, if not the league, and, in a top-heavy A.F.C., pose a serious a threat to the unbeaten New England Patriots. Without him, the Chiefs, despite their bounty of playmakers, are not nearly as intimidating.

They managed to survive without him on Thursday night. They hope they will not have to do so again, or for long.

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