Chiefs fans breathed a sigh of relief when Patrick Mahomes returned to the field after an ugly injury. Now, they're celebrating a fifth straight AFC championship trip.
On Kansas City’s next drive, a Jaguar player fell on Mahomes’ ankle, forcing him to miss some time. In Mahomes' absence, backup Chad Henne drove Kansas City down the field 98 yards. The drive included a 39-yard run from rookie Isiah Pacheco, and Kelce again found the end zone.
Mahomes was clearly not 100 percent, but it didn’t matter for much of the third quarter as the Jags punted on both of their drives in the period. Kansas City put another field goal on the board. started the fourth quarter marching the Jaguars down the field, and Travis Etienne’s rushing touchdown made it a 20-17 game with 11:49 to go.
Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with his teammates after scoring an 8-yard touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first quarter in an AFC divisional playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium Jan. 21, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. The good news for Jacksonville? They did cover the spread on a last-minute 48-yard field goal by Riley Patterson. The Jaguars went for the onside kick, but couldn't recover, clinching the Chiefs victory.Mahomes completed 22 of his 30 passes for 195 yards. Fourteen of those completions went to Kelce, who had 98 receiving yards.
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