Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs’ run of dominance has come to an abrupt end.
After Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, the Chiefs were officially eliminated from the postseason for the first time since 2014.
Mahomes, a two-time league MVP and three-time Super Bowl MVP, has previously made the AFC Championship Game in each season since 2018.
In more bad news, Mahomes sustained a season-ending ACL injury.
“It didn’t look good,” Reid said when asked about Mahomes’ injury. “We’ll just see where it goes.”
He took to X (formerly Twitter) to give an update on his health status.
“Don’t know why this had to happen,” Mahomes wrote. And not going to lie, it hurts.”
“But all we can do now is Trust in God and attack every single day over and over again. Thank you, Chiefs kingdom, for always supporting me,” he continued. “And for everyone who has reached out and sent prayers. I Will be back stronger than ever.”
“I just hugged him, man,” pass rusher Chris Jones said. “That’s my brother. We’ve been through so much. We love Pat.”
“Success is rented every year,” Jones continued. “Sometimes it doesn’t go the way you planned for it to go. I think we learned a lot this year.
Along with Mahomes’ injury, Travis Kelce, 36, is in the final year of his contract. Last month, Kelce said that he would decide if he would return to the Chiefs in March before NFL free agency begins.
“Sorry, guys, it’s not the time,” Kelce said after the game. “I’ll catch you guys during the week.”
The Chiefs entered the season attempting to be the second team to go to four Super Bowls. Less than a month ago, the Chiefs were favored to win the Super Bowl.
The Chiefs (6-8) play at the Tennessee Titans (2-12) in Week 16.