After Patrick Mahomes was writhing on the turf in pain clutching his left knee, Chiefs and Chargers players came together with a touching gesture in a crucial game for the AFC West teams

Mahomes left the game in the final two minutes Sunday, the Chiefs with one last gasp to keep their season alive. Gardner Minshew took over and threw one of the most inexplicable interceptions you’ll see, only after one of the most inexplicable delay-of-game penalties you’ll see.

Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs suffered an ankle injury at the end of the team's loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

As Patrick Mahomes faces recovery from anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery, two athletes who suffered the same fate in their senior year at Blue Valley Northwest High School are on that same recovery road.

Mahomes was injured as he was chased from behind and got tangled up with Chargers lineman Da’Shawn Hand. Mahomes immediately grabbed his knee after it buckled and eventually needed help from two Chiefs staffers to walk to the locker room. The Chiefs have three games remaining in the season.

Patrick Mahomes sustained an apparent left knee injury in the Kansas City Chiefs ' 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday and departed from the game with 1:53 remaining. Gardner Minshew entered in relief of Mahomes, who walked off the field and was able to put weight on his left leg.

In Sunday's matchup against the Texans, 36-year-old Travis Kelce had a night that summed up the Chiefs’ collapse. He failed to haul in a routine ball before absorbing a heavy hit from Texans linebacker Azeez Al Shaair.