Patrick Mahomes reveals he ‘didn’t feel good’ and ‘tweaked’ his injured ankle in Bengals win

Patrick Mahomes admitted that he “didn’t feel right” during the Kansas City Chiefs’ dramatic 23-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals to claim the AFC title.

Mahomes’ state of health dominated the headlines in the buildup to the big championship game after he was injured in his team’s playoff win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

He limped out of the game after going awkwardly under an Arden Key tackle in the first quarter, before seeing the rest of the game out, cautiously navigating his high ankle sprain.

Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates winning the AFC title on Sunday

Mahomes suffered a late hit that put the Chiefs in field goal range and they won 23-20

But Mahomes delivered when it mattered with a five-yard run on his final play, which eventually led to Harrison Butker’s final game-winning field goal.

The 27-year-old has revealed that the game was a struggle and that he actually ‘pinched’ his troublesome right ankle in Sunday’s clash.

‘I definitely wasn’t feeling well. I think the worst was when I messed up. I tried to pick it up, and that was probably the worst thing I modified it during the game,” she said after the game.

Mahomes admitted he ‘didn’t feel right’ during the Chiefs’ AFC title win over the Cincinnati Bengals

“They got me as close as they could to 100 percent. Then I wrestled and I’ll have a few more weeks to get it ready.

“But I was able to do enough on that last play to get the first down and go out of bounds and try to give Harrison a chance to win.” Obviously, we have the flag, and [Ossai] he pushed me, he pushed me pretty late there.

Bengals’ Joseph Ossai broke down in tears after his late penalty on Patrick Mahomes set up the Chiefs’ game-winning FG

The 27-year-old battled pain with GM admitting ‘people don’t realize how hurt he was’

“People don’t realize how hurt he was,” Kansas City general manager Brett Veach admitted after his franchise reached the Super Bowl.

We all saw the injury. High ankles are terrible injuries and sometimes guys miss two or three weeks, and he was there and he was running for a first down and a big play in the game that put us in field goal range.

“But it just adds to a great legacy.”