Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs suffered what’s pretty much the biggest loss of Mahomes’ career on Sunday, December 14, when the team lost to the Los Angeles Chargers, in a 16-13 final score, and were eliminated from the postseason. To make matters worse, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback was injured in the final moments of the game, and video footage from after the incident is drawing a strong reaction.
During the final minutes of the game, Mahomes bent his knee in what a painful way, and he was spotted on the ground in pain. After the injury, he had to be helped off the field. This isn’t the first time Mahomes has occurred a knee injury, either. He has been dealing with his knee in the past few weeks, so it made it worse to take a hit from the Chargers, especially in a game the Kansas City Chiefs were on track to lose anyway.
After the injury, Mahomes went into the blue medical tent, and a few minutes later, he came out with the medical staff still helping him. The staff took him to the locker room, so it’s not a good sign that he wasn’t able to walk there himself. Now, the NFL world is reacting to his injury.
Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes Draws Reaction After Injury in Los Angeles Chargers Game
In a video shared by the NFL moments after the game concluded, viewers shared their thoughts on Mahomes’ injury and the end of the Chiefs’ playoff dreams for the 2025-26 season. On X, people are sending their prayers and well-wishes to Mahomes and also reacting to the dramatic end to the game.
“Does not look good,” one follower said, pointing out a reality. “Hope it’s not too serious. I hate injuries no matter who it is,” another added.
“Hoping it’s not as bad as it appears right now,” another said. “I know he gets a lot of hate, but we should be hoping he’s ok and not hating on him,” one more added. “I wouldn’t wish this type of injury on anyone, a team I like or not. Hope he’s ok,” another said.
Some commenters criticized the video being posted. “Thanks for posting this I really enjoyed watching the best player in this teams history be helped to the locker room after his leg bent the wrong way and the team got eliminated really appreciate it,” one person on X said.
‘A New Era’ for the Kansas City Chiefs
The was the Kansas city Chiefs’ final chance to make it to the postseason. Even though they still have a 0.4% chance of making the playoffs after the loss to the Chargers, according to NFL research, that doesn’t’ really mean much, so they’re done.
“It’s going to be a long offseason and honestly, that might be a good thing. Plenty of time to reset, fix what needs fixing, and turn things around the right way. Turn every stone, ask the hard questions, and build it back stronger. Speedy recovery to all the injured players, specially QB1,” one commenter stated with a prayer emoji on the Kansas City Chiefs’ official social media page. “A new chapter starts now.”
“This season felt just off anyway. Every week was pain and just shots to the chest over and over,” another added. “Amazing nine year run. We will be back and now will have a good draft pick spot.”
Mahomes joined the Kansas City Chiefs in 2017, when the Chiefs drafted him as the 10th overall pick. He’s taken the team to seven consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances and the big game five times, winning three of those championships.
