Chiefs survive rainy weather, Patrick Mahomes injury scare to improve to perfect 8-0
CNN
The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs overcame rainy conditions, a scare to their MVP quarterback and a feisty Buccaneers team to take a 30-24 overtime win and improve to a perfect 8-0 on the season.
The Kansas City Chiefs met with their fair share of adversity in a Monday night clash with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Super Bowl champs overcame rainy conditions, an injury scare to their MVP quarterback and a feisty Buccaneers team to take a 30-24 overtime win and improve to a perfect 8-0 on the season. The back-to-back NFL champions got off to a sloppy start at a rain-soaked Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs found themselves trailing 17-10 after three quarters, but come-from-behind wins are nothing new for this bunch. In the early seconds of the fourth quarter, Patrick Mahomes flipped a nifty seven-yard pass to running back Samaje Perine to tie the game up. But celebration turned to panic in Chiefs Kingdom as Mahomes went down awkwardly on the play with an apparent non-contact injury. Mahomes laid on the turf clutching his left ankle and eventually had to be helped off the field by team trainers. But a few minutes later, he stepped out of the medical tent and jogged up and down the Chiefs’ sideline, drawing a roar of approval from the home crowd. Mahomes wouldn’t miss a snap and later linked up with DeAndre Hopkins for the wide receiver’s second touchdown of the game to give the Chiefs a 24-17 lead. Mahomes finished the game 34 of 44 passing for 291 yards and three touchdowns.
