The scare came late in the second quarter. Mahomes was dropping back when Jets rookie edge rusher David Bailey wrapped him up on a strip-sack, bending the quarterback’s right arm backwards in a way that briefly silenced the stadium. Mahomes walked off holding the arm, tested it on the sideline and was back under center before the half ended.
He finished with 23 completions on 31 attempts for 242 yards and two touchdowns without an interception, according to Yahoo Sports‘s box score of Sunday’s game. Kenneth Walker III piled up 102 rushing yards on 18 carries and scored three times, twice on short passes from Mahomes of seven and 25 yards in the first half.
A postgame MRI showed no major damage, NFL Network reported, and Mahomes told reporters he was confident after throwing on the sideline.
“From the stories you hear, whenever you can grab the ball and try to throw it, you can’t throw. Once I threw the football, I knew it wasn’t, hopefully, I haven’t done the test yet, it wasn’t ligament-type stuff, it was more muscle-type stuff,” Mahomes told AOL.
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Head coach Andy Reid told the same outlet he would nevertheless have Justin Fields ready for next Sunday’s trip to the Atlanta Falcons if further tests give Kansas City pause.
Mahomes and Kelce pass Rivers-Gates record
Mahomes and Travis Kelce connected four times for 72 yards. That was enough to carry the quarterback-tight end duo past Philip Rivers and Antonio Gates in the NFL record books. The pair now stands at 9,365 yards, surpassing the 9,352 the former Los Angeles Chargers duo accumulated, Yahoo Sports reported.
Steve Spagnuolo’s defence did the rest. Kansas City kept the Jets out of the end zone across all four quarters and recorded five sacks, with Chris Jones credited with two sacks and four tackles. New York’s points came from field goals and a late safety.
Chiefs climb to 6-2 as Jets slide to 2-7
The win lifts the Chiefs to 6-2 after back-to-back defeats in Weeks 7 and 8 to the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos. According to Bleacher Report’s playoff tracker, Kansas City remains in the wild-card mix and within striking distance of an AFC West crown, with Denver leading the division at 7-2.
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New York drops to 2-7 with a fourth straight defeat as the Jets head into the second half of the season.
Kansas City travels to Atlanta on Sunday, 15 November. Mahomes’ availability will be decided after the medical staff tracks pain and swelling in the elbow over the coming days.
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