Gardner Minshew

Minshew will start at quarterback the remainder of the 2025 campaign for Kansas City after an MRI confirmed Monday that Patrick Mahomes (knee) suffered a season-ending ACL tear during Sunday's 16-13 loss to the Chargers.

Minshew will start the remainder of the 2025 campaign for Kansas City after an MRI confirmed Monday that Patrick Mahomes (knee) suffered a season-ending left ACL tear during Sunday's 16-13 loss to the Chargers.

Thornton easily led the team in air yards and nearly came down with a Patrick Mahomes deep shot before Mahomes left the game with a season-ending knee injury. Thornton ran a route on about half of the Chiefs' drop backs and operated as the team's only real downfield threat. It's hard to imagine Thornton holding much value with Gardner Minshew under center for the Chiefs in Week 16 against the Titans.

Chiefs eliminated from playoff contention Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee in the closing minutes of Sunday's 16-13 loss to the Chargers. Mahomes underwent an MRI after the game that confirmed the injury. Mahomes is expected to have surgery in the coming days. (ESPN) FF Today's Take: Mahomes has been relatively healthy during his career but will now miss and extended period of time with an ACL injury. Gardner Minshew will finish the season as the Chiefs starting quarterback with games against TEN, DEN and LV. We'll have a better idea of Mahomes' recovery timeline in the coming days, weeks.

Brutal. Gardner Minshew will start for the rest of the season, although the Chiefs have been eliminated from playoff contention. Mahomes completed 315-of-502 passes for 3,587 yards, 22 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, rushing 64 times for 422 yards and four touchdowns this season. Players typically start with "prehab" before undergoing ACL reconstruction, at which point, a recovery window lasting nine-plus months begins. Per the Chiefs, Mahomes "and the club are currently exploring surgical options." Stay tuned.