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Patrick Mahomes Helped Off Field After Suffering Apparent Injury vs. Buccaneers

Ryan Phillips

Mahomes had to be helped from the game after aggravating an ankle injury.
Mahomes had to be helped from the game after aggravating an ankle injury. / Via ESP
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Patrick Mahomes was helped from the field on Monday night after throwing a touchdown pass for the Kansas City Chiefs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

With the Chiefs trailing 17–10 and facing third-and-goal from Tampa Bay's 7-yard line, Mahomes dropped back, then scrambled through the line to the right. As he neared the line of scrimmage, two Buccaneers defenders moved to tackle him and he flipped the ball to Samaje Perine, who was standing alone in the end zone for a touchdown.

It was a brilliant play, the kind of thing we've come to expect from Mahomes. But when the camera panned back to him he was on the turf after suffering an injury to his left leg.

On replay, he took an awkward step and appeared to aggravate an ankle injury.

Mahomes was helped from the field but later jogged on the sidelines and returned to the game on the next series.

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RYAN PHILLIPS

Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.

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