KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs forced the Cleveland Browns to punt in the waning minutes Sunday with star quarterback Patrick Mahomes out with a concussion.
Then 35-year-old backup Chad Henne showed some moxie with a long third-down scramble and a fourth-down completion to Tyreek Hill with just over a minute left to give the Chiefs a first down and allowing them to run out the clock on a 22-17 victory in the divisional round of the playoffs.
They advanced to their third straight AFC title game and will face the Buffalo Bills next Sunday.
Mahomes was knocked out of the game with a concussion in the third quarter. Mahomes tucked the ball on a quarterback option and tried to reach the first-down marker on third-and-1 near midfield when he was brought down hard by Browns linebacker Mack Wilson, who had managed to get ahold of him around his helmet.
Mahomes was wobbly when he got up and had to be helped from the field. He was checked briefly in the blue tent before jogging into the Kansas City locker room and was later ruled out for the game.