The Chiefs are undefeated no more, and it came at a cost.
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes told reporters after the team's 19-13 loss to the Colts that he aggravated his left ankle injury in the first half and then had the ankle stepped on in the second half.
"Obviously, it's going to be a little sore tomorrow," Mahomes said after the game, "but for me, just kind of going into treatment and getting it better so I can be prepared for next week."
The reigning MVP's offense was held to just 13 points — the lowest total during his tenure as the Chiefs starting quarterback — after a strong start in which he completed 12 of 15 passes for 130 yards in the first quarter. But things changed after the Colts' defense buckled down and sacked Mahomes four times.
"They played good defense. They played man coverage, they rushed with four people and they found ways to get pressure and to cover long enough," Mahomes said. "For us, Detroit did it last week, New England did it in the playoffs. I mean, we're going to have to beat man coverage at the end of the day. We've got the guys to do it, so now it's about just going out there and executing it whenever teams present it to us."
Mahomes finished 22 of 39 for 321 yards and a touchdown, but Chiefs coach Andy Reid is confident he'll get the team's offense back on track in Week 6.
"Tweaked it just a little bit. I think he's going to be OK," Reid said, via ESPN . "He was pretty good at the end there. We'll see how that goes."
The Chiefs (4-1) host the Texans (3-2) at 1 p.m. ET Sunday.