The Chiefs defeated the Browns 21-7 on Sunday to improve to 13-1, but they now have a potential bigger concern with games coming up on Saturday and the following Wednesday for Christmas.<\/p>\n
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes exited the game after suffering an ankle injury in the fourth quarter when he was hit on an incomplete fourth-down pass. Mahomes was walking with a visible limp on the sideline and at the end of the game after his ankles were re-taped. Though it appeared he could have potentially come back into the contest, Carson Wentz took over for the final five minutes of the contest.<\/p>\n
Mahomes finished the contest 19-of-38 for 159 yards with two touchdowns. He had started 12-of-19 for 112 yards in the first half, but the Browns\u2019 defense tightened up in the third and fourth quarters.<\/p>\n
Wentz completed 2-of-2 passes for 20 yards.<\/p>\n
Wentz wasn\u2019t the only backup quarterback who played in the fourth quarter, as the Browns benched Jameis Winston for second-year QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson. Winston\u2019s final pass was his third interception of the day, with cornerback Trent McDuffie coming up with the first interception of his career.<\/p>\n
In all, the Chiefs picked up six takeaways over the Browns \u2014 four interceptions and a pair of fumbles. The first came after Kansas City had gone three-and-out to open the game, with James Proche fumbling a punt return. The Chiefs recovered and a few plays later were in the end zone with Mahomes\u2019 7-yard touchdown to JuJu Smith-Schuster.<\/p>\n
Noah Gray caught a 6-yard touchdown from Mahomes in the second quarter to cap a 14-play, 87-yard drive. And Xavier Worthy scored on a 21-yard run in the third period.<\/p>\n
Nick Chubb, who also exited the game with a foot injury, lost a fumble. Thompson-Robinson threw a pick to effectively end the game.<\/p>\n
While Cleveland got into the end zone just once with Jerome Ford\u2019s 62-yard run, Jerry Jeudy had another strong game with 11 catches for 108 yards. He has now eclipsed 1,000 yards for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n
Myles Garrett was hit in the eye during the second quarter and had to briefly exit the contest. But he was able to return later in the period.<\/p>\n
The Chiefs have a short week coming up, hosting the Texans on Saturday afternoon. The club is closing in on clinching the AFC\u2019s No. 1 seed, pending the results of the rest of the Week 15 slate.<\/p>\n
The 3-11 Browns will be in Cincinnati to take on the 6-8 Bengals in Week 16 \u2014 potentially with a different starting quarterback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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