{"id":6907,"date":"2024-12-17T23:17:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T23:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=6907"},"modified":"2024-12-17T23:18:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T23:18:30","slug":"breaking-patrick-mahomes-marquise-brown-likely-to-play-in-week-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=6907","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: \ud83c\udfc8 Will Patrick Mahomes &#038; Marquise Brown Shine in Week 16? \ud83d\udd25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.profootballrumors.com\/files\/2023\/05\/USATSI_19991868-224x300.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n<p>The 2022 playoffs showcased <strong>Patrick Mahomes<\/strong>\u2018 ability to play through ankle injuries, as a gimpy version of the Chiefs superstar powered through a high ankle sprain to lead the team to a Super Bowl win. As the Chiefs aim to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls, Mahomes does not appear likely to be sidelined as a result of a similar setback.<\/p>\n<p>Suffering a high ankle sprain against the Browns in Week 15, Mahomes said (via The Associated Press\u2019 Dave Skretta) this one is not as bad as the injury he sustained against the Jaguars in the 2022 divisional round. Mahomes practiced in full today, swinging the door open to a start against the Texans on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Jacksonville was worse. That one was pretty significant<\/em>,\u201d Mahomes said. \u201c<em>Obviously it\u2019s responded better, quicker. That would be the best thing to say. But I want to be in a better spot than I was that next game going up against the Bengals<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since taking over for <strong>Alex Smith<\/strong> in 2018, Mahomes has only missed two starts due to injury. Both came in 2019. While Mahomes did miss a drive in the above-referenced Jaguars game and was down for much of the second half of a 2020 divisional-round game against the Browns (due to a concussion), he has been one of the NFL\u2019s most durable quarterbacks. As a Chiefs team walking a tightrope (plus-70 point differential, 11th in the NFL) aims for the AFC\u2019s No. 1 seed, Mahomes appears set to be back and have a new weapon at his disposal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marquise Brown<\/strong>\u2018s return from a summer shoulder injury has reached the point where it looks likely he will debut Saturday as well. Rumored to be on track for a Week 16 return, Brown logged a full practice Tuesday. The Chiefs lost Brown to an injury in his preseason debut and then lost <strong>Rashee Rice<\/strong> for the year. While Rice is done, Brown is set to be activated from IR soon.<\/p>\n<p>Brown\u2019s timetable has fluctuated since he went down in August. He had been on track to come back in September, but subsequent developments led to the wideout\u2019s SC joint injury being tabbed to cost him the season. Rumblings in November, however, led to a return being back in play. The former Ravens and Cardinals receiver will likely have three games \u2014 depending on the Chiefs\u2019 clinching scenarios for home-field advantage \u2014 to acclimate before the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.profootballrumors.com\/files\/2024\/08\/USATSI_23830485-200x300.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This has not been a good season for Mahomes, who is averaging a career-low 6.7 yards per attempt as the Chiefs have consistently struggled on offense. While the Chiefs are an NFL-best 13-1, they have relied on several late escapes rather than displaying the kind of dominance they did during their franchise cornerstone\u2019s early QB1 years. Nevertheless, Kansas City leads Buffalo by two games. But the team has road tilts against the Steelers and Broncos following its Texans matchup. The Steelers game comes on Christmas Day, giving Mahomes a short recovery time after the Chiefs\u2019 Saturday outing.<\/p>\n<p>While it would be prudent if the Chiefs exercised caution here, Mahomes managed to get by against the Jaguars and Bengals two seasons ago despite being limited in terms of mobility. Aggravating the ankle malady in Super Bowl LVII, Mahomes memorably delivered a late scramble to put the Chiefs in range for what became a game-winning field goal. This Chiefs team has not proven to be as talented, as <strong>Travis Kelce<\/strong> has declined at 35, leaving it vulnerable due to the Bills having the head-to-head tiebreaker. Buffalo also faces only teams with double-digit losses (the Patriots and Jets) over the final three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Brown\u2019s return stands to provide a potential boost, though it is probably safe to assume the Chiefs will not resemble their <strong>Tyreek Hill<\/strong>-era attacks even with the 5-foot-9 speedster in uniform. Kansas City ranks 12th in scoring offense and 14th in yardage. Two Chiefs wins would secure the AFC\u2019s No. 1 seed, with the potential for two weeks of rest \u2014 in Week 18 and the bye \u2014 on the horizon. That appears to be the team\u2019s plan, rather than using <strong>Carson Wentz<\/strong> while Mahomes rests now, moving forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2022 playoffs showcased Patrick Mahomes&#8217; ability to play through ankle injuries, as a gimpy version of the Chiefs superstar &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[19,312,128],"class_list":["post-6907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-marquise-brown","tag-patrick-mahomes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: \ud83c\udfc8 Will Patrick Mahomes &amp; Marquise Brown Shine in Week 16? \ud83d\udd25 - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=6907\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: \ud83c\udfc8 Will Patrick Mahomes &amp; Marquise Brown Shine in Week 16? 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