Mahomes was down and in pain for several minutes and eventually had to be helped into the locker room by the training staff. Gardner Minshew entered in his place and played out the final drive for the Chiefs, only to be intercepted on his final pass attempt of the game, sealing both the loss and the Chiefs' fate.

Patrick Mahomes’ torn ACL caps a late-season collapse, ends Kansas City’s playoff hopes, and throws the Chiefs’ immediate future into uncertainty as roster turnover, cap pressure, and potential retirements loom.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Patrick Mahomes tore the ACL in his left knee while trying to keep the Kansas City Chiefs' postseason hopes alive in the waning seconds of a 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, and the two-time MVP quarterback was considering surgical options.

The Kansas City Chiefs will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2014 after a 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday.

Patrick Mahomes suffered a season-ending knee injury in the Chiefs' Week 15 loss to the Chargers. Gardner Minshew will be the next man up.

The Chiefs-Titans game will be on CBS (KCTV 5 in Kansas City). In Wichita, it’s on KWCH (Channel 12). The game will also be broadcast on radio via KFNZ (96.5 FM) in the KC area and KNSS (98.7 FM) in the Wichita area. Despite losing Mahomes, the Chiefs are a 3 1/2-point favorite with the over/under set at 37 1/2.

The Chiefs didn't just lose their 2025 playoff hopes on Sunday. They also lost quarterback Patrick Mahomes to a torn ACL.

Taylor Swift was spotted at Sunday night’s Kansas City Chiefs home game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium, supporting her fiancé, NFL tight end Travis Kelce and keeping warm in a chic collarless coat.

Travis Kelce doesn't want to talk about retiring after the 2025 season, but that's not going to stop everyone else from doing it. The Kansas City Chiefs fell to the Los Angeles Chargers, 16-13, on Sunday.