Mahomes Gets Protected. Rookies Get Steamrolled.
DeForest Buckner flattened a third-string rookie and drew zero flags. A week earlier, Chop Robinson barely grazed Mahomes and got whistled for it.
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The Chiefs Needed OT to Beat a Winless Colts Team
The Chiefs needed overtime and a 40-yard Butker kick to put away an 0-2 Colts team, and that should worry Kansas City more than a 2-0 record lets on.
The Colts Took the Chiefs to OT. NBC No-Sold It.
NBC built its Chiefs-Colts intro around Nikki Glaser and Taylor Swift and never gave a real, competitive Colts team a single second of screen time.
The Chiefs' Margins Got Thin Enough to Fight Trump Over
A rookie protecting Mahomes' knee, Waddle debuting for Denver, and Kansas City's own special teams coach picking a fight with the President.
Mahomes Skipped All of Preseason. He Is Starting Anyway
Mahomes sat out the entire preseason for the first time ever, and Andy Reid still says there's a pretty good chance he starts Monday. That's a real bet.
Mahomes, Stafford, Williams and Lawrence Are All Out
Mahomes, Stafford, Caleb Williams and Trevor Lawrence are all confirmed out for preseason Week 1, and the league is still selling it like appointment viewing.
Brittany Mahomes and Patrick Mahomes Share New Family Photos
Brittany and Patrick Mahomes shared new coordinated family portraits with their three kids just as Chiefs training camp gets underway again.
Patrick's at Camp. Brittany's in Hawaii. Fair.
Brittany Mahomes took the kids to Hawaii and met every Disney character in the building. Patrick stayed home for two-a-days. He commented one heart emoji.
Mahomes Ditching the Brace Isn't the Story You Think It Is
Mahomes ditching the brace looks like a strength story. In the same breath, he said the injury will linger his whole career. That's the real headline.
Mahomes Got Cleared. He's Treating It Like a Checkpoint.
Patrick Mahomes says he feels amazing after his ACL clearance. He also said, unprompted, that feeling amazing and proving it are two different things.
Five NFL Training Camp Battles That'll Decide the 2026 Season
NFL training camp opens in days. Five position battles — from Mahomes' ACL recovery to Nabers' PUP list — will define the shape of the entire 2026 NFL season.
Nobody's Planning for a Limited Mahomes. That's the Mistake.
Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL and LCL seven months ago. He says he'll play Week 1. The NFL believes him. That's the part that should worry you.
Mahomes Is Ahead of Schedule. So They Say.
Brett Veach says Mahomes is way ahead of schedule. That's probably true. It's also a phrase with no fixed referent that the NFL is very good at using.
Mahomes Made $500M. Now Every QB Wants His Floor.
Patrick Mahomes is the NFL's first half-billion-dollar player, and the ripple effect is hitting every locker room. The math doesn't lie — and it's brutal.
Mahomes at Minicamp Is a Medical Middle Finger
Patrick Mahomes ACL recovery 2026 is already ahead of schedule — Andy Reid confirmed it at minicamp, and that $504M extension isn't looking so crazy anymore.