{"id":131850,"date":"2025-12-17T06:36:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T06:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=131850"},"modified":"2025-12-17T06:38:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T06:38:48","slug":"playoff-nightmare-a-season-ending-thud-a-knee-buckling-moment-and-the-face-of-the-franchise-refusing-to-blink-as-patrick-mahomes-promises-a-comeback-that-hits-harder-than-ever-after-the-lights-go-o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=131850","title":{"rendered":"PLAYOFF NIGHTMARE: A season-ending thud, a knee-buckling moment, and the face of the franchise refusing to blink as Patrick Mahomes promises a comeback that hits harder than ever after the lights go out. Silence turns to shock, belief turns to fury, and the vow echoes louder than the hit that changed everything in a win-or-go-home war. 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And not going to lie it\u2019s hurts,\u201d Mahomes, 30, began.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Patrick Mahomes vowed to return \u201cstronger than ever\u201d after suffering a brutal injury during the Kansas City Chiefs playoff-eliminating game. AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><figcaption>Mahomes took to X to share an emotional message after the team\u2019s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers and his brutal injury on Sunday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBut 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 and for everyone who has reached out and sent prayers. I Will be back stronger than ever \u23f0 ,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>During his home game at Arrowhead Stadium, the quarterback was hit by a player and knocked to the ground. He stayed down for several moments before he was helped up and limped back to the sideline.<\/p>\n<p>Their Sunday loss marks the first time since 2014 that the Chiefs won\u2019t be in the playoffs. They have also played in the Super Bowl for the past two years \u2014 taking home the trophy in 2024 and losing to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2025.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>During his home game at Arrowhead Stadium, the quarterback was hit by a defender and knocked to the ground. AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><figcaption>He stayed down for several moments before he was helped up and limped back to the sideline. AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>Want more celebrity and pop culture news?<\/h3>\n<p>Start your day with Page Six Daily.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Thanks for signing up!<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Chiefs have three more regular games left in their 2025 season, with the next one being Dec. 21.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, Mahomes is able to fully recover and finish out the season as he recently spoke about savoring the rest of the time he has playing alongside Chiefs tight end and best friend, Travis Kelce, whom he knows can retire at any time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery season I\u2019ve had with him these last few years, I try to cherish because you never know,\u201d Mahomes admitted on Dec. 8 during a press conference following their tough loss to the Houston Texans.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Hopefully, he is able to fully recover and finish out the season alongside Chiefs tight end and best friend, Travis Kelce. Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><figcaption>He recently spoke about savoring the rest of the time he has playing with Kelce, who he knows may retire soon. Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe got himself in great shape this year and he\u2019s played great football,\u201d he said of Kelce, 36.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019ll have the option to do whatever he wants to do after this season, but I know one thing: He\u2019ll give everything he has for the rest of this season to try to give us a chance to make a playoff run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged the Chiefs\u2019 struggles this season and said he knows \u201cthe chances are getting lower and lower.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Their Sunday loss marks the first time since 2014 that the Chiefs won\u2019t be in the playoffs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":131851,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[4853,1701,10,9,11,160],"class_list":["post-131850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-celebrity-injuries","tag-celebrity-news","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-nfl","tag-patrick-mahomes","tag-travis-kelce"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>PLAYOFF NIGHTMARE: A season-ending thud, a knee-buckling moment, and the face of the franchise refusing to blink as Patrick Mahomes promises a comeback that hits harder than ever after the lights go out. 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