@tour2ma said:

Watching the QB class of 2020 sort itself out is going to be interesting as hell...

Yes with the aging big future first ballot HOF quarterbacks retiring any time now. 

Some were calling the rookie class of 2018 the best since 1983 does that still stand?   (probably!)

The 1-2 week timeframe for Tagovailoa’s recovery fits into a convenient stretch for the Tide, at least. Up next for the team is 2-5 Arkansas, then a bye week. The team can afford little complications though, as a date against No. 2 LSU that could determine not just the winner of the SEC West, but a College Football Playoff spot is only three weeks away.

KC has a quality backup... problem is that even with Mahommes playing their warts were already showing.

Should still sneak into the playoffs, but I don't see them going deep... even with Mahommes back.

@icecube said:

https://uproxx.com/sports/patrick-mahomes-knee-injury-update-mri-best-case-scenario/

It appears he should be back in 3 weeks or so. 

Hats off to the medical staff popping that Knee Cap back in place, ouch!

 Next 7 weeks

1) GB

2) Vikings

3) @Tenn

4) @LAC*

5) BYE WEEK

6) Oakland== IMO, MaHomie back here  

7) at Pats

KC....Be smart, not crazy.. 

@icecube said:

https://uproxx.com/sports/patrick-mahomes-knee-injury-update-mri-best-case-scenario/

It appears he should be back in 3 weeks or so. 

If he can skate by only losing 3 weeks or possibly the next game before the bye then KC would luck out on the best case scenario.  These guys are highly paid assets and get the best care out there that money can buy plus are well conditioned athletes and do make remarkable comebacks.

I just had a pretty involved hip surgery on September 16 which went better than expected by a few weeks and just yesterday started rehab which is expected to last maybe 2-4 weeks......and I'm 69 and not 24. Probably in total better than 4-6 weeks better than my April surgery.  It's amazing what they can do with a good surgeon and the right setting.

We will see who gets back first Patrick Mahomes or me.  

I'm sure all Kansas City is waiting.

It appears he should be back in 3 weeks or so. 

An orthopedic knee surgeon offers a look at what Mahomes is up against, and the Chiefs are right to be nervous

PW: Early reports are that Mahomes suffered a dislocated patella, but that there wasn't a fracture, but an MRI is scheduled to be performed as early as tonight or Friday morning. What ligaments are involved in keeping the patella itself in place, that are now at risk of being strained or torn?

Dr. Rodney Benner: Yes, the video shows a member of the medical staff extending the knee and pushing the patella back into place from a dislocated position. The patella is held in a centralized location by ligament structures on both sides, medially (inside of the knee) and laterally (outside of the knee). In order for the patella to dislocate laterally, which is the direction it always goes, the medial retinaculum and medial patellofemoral ligament have to tear. An MRI scan will assess a few things. It can visualize the medial soft tissue and assess the extent of ligament tearing. Also, when the patella dislocates, a specific pattern of bone bruising is visible on the medial side of the femur and the lateral side of the trochlea, which is the groove on the end of the femur where the patella tracks. 

These bruises come about because those surfaces impact one another during the dislocation. Sometimes a piece of cartilage and possibly bone can break off and float loose inside the knee. This will be visible on MRI as well.........MUCH MORE IN THE LINK.........

@d-bone said:

The Chiefs are very well coached and will survive this stretch with 2-1 record...... if not 3-0. 

Only if their sub QB can manage to get by -and- they continue to play 2-5 teams like Denver.

Oh week 8 coming up and if Mahomes is out much beyond 3 weeks or the season all bets are off.  Coaching helps but isn't everything.

@mjp28 said:

Looks like ol' doc Hoorta was right, the reigning NFL MVP might be out of action for awhile.

I had some  Chiefs info pop up on my browser today, and one of the Broncos players who  saw it before they popped the kneecap  back in place (SOP, BTW) said it was way dislocated. FWIW. There was an ortho doc's input that depending on the damage, it could be  three  weeks  at best, to season  ending  if surgery is  required to  fix it.

Like  if there's a  fracture involved. Cavs fans well remember the aftermath when Kyrie busted his kneecap.

@hoorta said:

Doc Hoorta checking in.... If I know anything about patellar dislocations- Mahomes is going to be out for a long while. And don't yuck it up Fantasy Ag... Learned this from my bike riding- knee pain from extended bike riding is a not uncommon occurrence- you have groves in your femur and tibia that hold those tendons in place. Your kneecap jumps out of those grooves- you had to have had some tissue damage.  Ligament damage- which may or may not occur when you dislocate the patella, would make it a lot worse. The MRI he's going to have today will tell how much.  

Looks like ol' doc Hoorta was right, the reigning NFL MVP might be out of action for awhile.

@hoorta said:

Doc Hoorta checking in.... If I know anything about patellar dislocations- Mahomes is going to be out for a long while. And don't yuck it up Fantasy Ag... Learned this from my bike riding- knee pain from extended bike riding is a not uncommon occurrence- you have groves in your femur and tibia that hold those tendons in place. Your kneecap jumps out of those grooves- you had to have had some tissue damage.  Ligament damage- which may or may not occur when you dislocate the patella, would make it a lot worse. The MRI he's going to have today will tell how much.  

This guy has been my "Khan!!" for 3 years running. I keep coming in second place behind him overall. 1st place gets $400 and 2nd gets $200 in bonus money. I won't mind being 2nd behind my daughter's father-in-law because last year he was completely shut out. No wins any week and no 1st or 2nd overall. But I sure don't won't "Khan" taking $$ out of my pocket again. And he chose just before me in the 1st round of the draft and took Mahomes. My consolation prize was McCaffrey. ?

@mjp28 said:

The Chiefs announced that the reigning NFL MVP would not return to the game.

Mahomes hurt his knee on a fourth-and-1 plunge for a first down at the Broncos' 3-yard line with his team up 10-6 in the second quarter.

Mahomes limped off the field and went into the visitor's locker room at Empower Field at Mile High. He suffered a patella dislocation, and will have to undergo an MRI to determine if there was ligament damage, according to NFL Network.

Doc Hoorta checking in.... If I know anything about patellar dislocations- Mahomes is going to be out for a long while. And don't yuck it up Fantasy Ag... Learned this from my bike riding- knee pain from extended bike riding is a not uncommon occurrence- you have groves in your femur and tibia that hold those tendons in place. Your kneecap jumps out of those grooves- you had to have had some tissue damage.  Ligament damage- which may or may not occur when you dislocate the patella, would make it a lot worse. The MRI he's going to have today will tell how much.  

@mjp28 said:

The Chiefs announced that the reigning NFL MVP would not return to the game.

Mahomes hurt his knee on a fourth-and-1 plunge for a first down at the Broncos' 3-yard line with his team up 10-6 in the second quarter.

Mahomes limped off the field and went into the visitor's locker room at Empower Field at Mile High. He suffered a patella dislocation, and will have to undergo an MRI to determine if there was ligament damage, according to NFL Network.

Thank goodness. He belongs to my greatest rival in my FFL.   LOL!?

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Patrick Mahomes is out with a knee injury.

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Mahomes hurt his knee on a fourth-and-1 plunge for a first down at the Broncos' 3-yard line with his team up 10-6 in the second quarter.

Mahomes limped off the field and went into the visitor's locker room at Empower Field at Mile High. He suffered a patella dislocation, and will have to undergo an MRI to determine if there was ligament damage, according to NFL Network.