Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a torn ACL in his left knee in the Dec. 14 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

Mahomes was injured as he was chased from behind and got tangled up with Chargers lineman Da’Shawn Hand. Mahomes immediately grabbed his knee after it buckled and eventually needed help from two Chiefs staffers to walk to the locker room. The Chiefs have three games remaining in the season.

Former NFL star quarterback Cam Newton was one of those who weighed in with a brutal reality for the Chiefs' future. He sees the Mahomes injury impacting far more than just the superstar quarterback himself.

Patrick Mahomes' season is over with a torn ACL, and the same is feared for Micah Parsons. The injury bug made an unwelcome appearance during Week 15 in the NFL, striking two superstars just hours apart.

The playoff chase is officially over for Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. To make matters worse, Mahomes suffered a season-ending ACL tear in Sunday’s heartbreaking loss to the Los Angeles Chargers — an injury that has suddenly pulled NFL legend Tom Brady back into view.

LSU Tigers head coach Lane Kiffin sends message to Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes after suffering major knee injury.

The Kansas City Chiefs are out of the 2026 offseason contention after losing to the Chargers on Sunday. The afternoon noticed one of the brutal injuries across the league, but the one that shocked everyone was Patrick Mahomes’ ACL tear.