The collective gasp could be heard all around the NFL. During the second quarter of the opening game of Week 7 in the National Football League, the reigning Most Valuable Player was unable to get up on his own after successfully converting a fourth down quarterback sneak. Instead, Patrick Mahomes lay there helpless at the bottom of a pile, waiting for someone to attend to his knee.
The Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos squared off at Mile High on Thursday in a key AFC West rivalry battle, but the primary storyline has nothing to do with the actual game score or results so far.