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.

The final moments of the Kansas City Chiefs ’ season carried more weight than the score. Late in the loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, Patrick Mahomes went down with a serious knee injury. As trainers rushed over, the stadium fell quiet.

Unfortunately for the Chiefs, Reid’s initial assessment was correct: The team announced Sunday evening that Mahomes has a torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the remainder of the season. “Patrick and the club are currently exploring surgical options ,” the Chiefs wrote on social-media site X.

With the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2025 season over in terms of playoff contention, concern is now shifting toward the 2026 season.

Patrick Mahomes ’ ninth season with the Kansas City Chiefs ended in misery on Sunday. The Chiefs suffered a tough loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, 16-13, which resulted in Kansas City getting officially eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2014.

He's been running away from everyone.

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.

NFL legend Tom Brady has literally been in the shoes of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who suffered a devastating season-ending injury in Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Mahomes is now done for the rest of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee late in Sunday’s loss.