Mahomes to Have More Tests on Right Arm Monday: 'If I'm Able to Play, I'm Going to Play'
Kansas City's quarterback finished the 35-12 win over the Jets on a sore elbow, and Andy Reid adjusted the second-half plan around him
Patrick Mahomes will undergo additional testing on his right arm Monday after playing through the elbow injury he suffered late in the first half of Sunday's 35-12 win over the Jets, ESPN's Nate Taylor reported.
Mahomes took a hit from Jets edge rusher David Bailey on a throwing attempt late in the second quarter, with Will McDonald IV and Darrell Jackson Jr. also getting to him. He walked off with his arm hanging at his side, flexed it on the sideline, threw a few warmup passes and didn't miss an offensive snap. After the game he sounded confident it isn't serious.
Andy Reid called it the "elbow region" and said an assistant athletic trainer spent halftime loosening the arm. Reid also changed the second-half plan, leaning on short throws and yards after the catch. Mahomes finished 23-of-31 for 242 yards and two touchdowns, both thrown before the injury, and averaged just 2.8 air yards per attempt, his second-lowest mark in a game, per Next Gen Stats.
Mahomes said the priority this week is getting the swelling and fluid out so he can be ready from the first snap. Kansas City, now 6-2, plays at Atlanta next Sunday, Nov. 15, at 10 AM PT.