Mahomes played through the pain in the Chiefs' Week 16 win, and both he and Andy Reid reflected on it on Saturday afternoon.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) breaks free from the grasp of Houston Texans defensive tackle Tim Settle Jr. (98) to run in for a touchdown in the first quarter on Saturday Dec. 21, 2024, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Emily Curiel [email protected]

Long before he was an NFL quarterback, Patrick Mahomes was showing off his vocals by singing about Rudolph and his famous reindeer friends.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes hasn’t missed a single game in the defending Super Bowl champions’ 2024 campaign. However, he has taken several brutal hits this season—including a particularly punishing blow against the Cleveland Browns in Week 15—that have threatened to knock him out of action.

The week leading up to Saturday's game against the Texans involved questions about how effective Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes would be playing through an ankle injury and it didn't take long to get an answer.

The Buffalo Bills are two games in the Chiefs' rear, so theoretically, the No. 1 seed is not secured yet and the Texans are competitive. Buffalo's remaining games are two games against the down-and-out likes of the New England Patriots along with the equally deflated New York Jets.

The Kansas City Chiefs maintained their hold on the AFC's top seed by securing yet another one-score victory, extending their NFL record to 16 games by defeating the visiting Houston Texans by a score of 27-19.

The Texans lost wide receiver Tank Dell to a significant left knee injury after he caught a TD pass from quarterback C.J. Stroud.

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The Kansas City Chiefs have not been whole on offense all season, the byproduct of injuries to Marquise Brown on the very first game of the preseason and a season-ending injury to fellow wide receiver Rashee Rice at the end of September.