Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs is practicing as usual in 2 days after spraining his left ankle

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes practiced as usual on Wednesday and plans to be ready for this weekend’s game against the Broncos, two days after spraining his left ankle while throwing a touchdown against the Buckeyes.

Mahomes was rolling to the right and thinking about running for the first down as the Chiefs tried to match in the second half against Tampa Bay on Monday night. Suddenly, he saw Samaje Perine come open and flicked a pass to him in the end zone, when his ankle caught on the cool surface of Arrowhead Stadium and sent a searing pain.

Mahomes lay on the sidelines for a while before getting a little help from camp, then walked unaided all the way to the Kansas City sideline. He was tested there but he did not miss the game, and he ended up helping the Chiefs to draw again and win in overtime by beating the Bucs 30-24.

“It’s going great,” Mahomes said of his ankle Wednesday. “Obviously I’m a little slow. It’s a little sore. But I’m able to move around and look forward to practice and see how I can push it as the week goes on.”

Mahomes has a lot of experience with ankle injuries.

The worst happened during the playoffs two seasons ago, and he needed all the help he could get to recover in time to face the Eagles in the Super Bowl. Mahomes corrected it again in the first half but came back and led the Chiefs to victory.

“We’re not going to have to back down,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said of the two-time NFL MVP. “You manage it. You live on it.”

That process started immediately after Monday night’s game, and continued at home – every day made even more important with Kansas City facing the Broncos on Sunday’s short week. Mahomes was at the practice facility Tuesday morning to watch game film and get more treatment, and he was ready for the first practice of the week on Wednesday.

“You can only do so much,” Mahomes said. “It was late getting things in the practice room after the game, getting things to take home. Things to wear at night to reduce swelling. You come in early — it’s been a long day of watching film and getting treatment, and you’re ready for a short week.”

In other injury news, Reid said wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster still won’t practice as he nurses a hamstring that has kept him out for most of the past three games. Defensive end Tershawn Wharton was also out with an injured knee.

Reid also has no information about Charles Omenihu and Isiah Pacheco, both of whom the Chiefs hope will return.

Omenihu tore the ACL in his right knee in the AFC title win over Baltimore and underwent surgery in February, spending the rest of the season on the physically disabled list. Pacheco has been out since Week 2, when he broke his fibula in a win over Cincinnati and landed on injured reserve after surgery.

The Chiefs were able to overcome a number of injuries – including injuries to Rashee Rice and Marquise Brown that limited their receivers – by making smart moves in the front office.

Kansas City traded for Patriots defensive end Joshua Uche just before the deadline, and he made his debut as a pass rush specialist in Monday night’s win over the Buckeyes. The Chiefs re-signed Kareem Hunt after Pacheco’s injury, and their one-time star has arrived: He’s had at least 21 carries in each of the last four games, scoring touchdowns in all of them, and has topped 100 yards twice, including the game. with a two-yard TD jump into overtime against Tampa Bay.

Perhaps no move was as high-profile as the Chiefs’ trade with Tennessee for DeAndre Hopkins, however.

The three-time All-Pro wide receiver practiced for two days before playing a limited role in the win in Las Vegas. After that, he went into action for the rest of the week and showed it Monday night, catching eight passes for 86 yards and two scores against the Bucs.

“He’s just going to continue to make him more comfortable in the offense,” Mahomes said. “We move him around and let him do what he’s good at, and that’s catching the ball and winning those individual matchups.”

It is reported by the Associated Press.

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