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DENVER (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs rediscovered their mojo but lost their maestro.
The Chiefs rallied around their fallen superstar and snapped a two-game skid with a 30-6 thrashing of the Denver Broncos on Thursday night after reigning MVP Patrick Mahomes dislocated his right knee in a pileup near the goal line in the first half.
“I’ve never seen anything like that on the field before,” Denver defensive end Shelby Harris said. “His knee was literally all the way to the side, his kneecap was. I wish him the best. We definitely need him in the league, he’s definitely a big attraction in the league.
“You never want to see anyone get hurt, especially like that. I hope everything is good and I hope he has a speedy recovery.”
Chiefs coach Andy Reid said after the game that didn’t know how serious Mahomes’ injury was, but added that, “We’re good with whatever direction this thing goes.”
Backup Matt Moore threw a 57-yard touchdown pass to Tyreek Hill and the Chiefs (5-2) collected nine sacks, gave up a season-low 71 yards rushing and beat the Broncos (2-5) for the eighth straight time.
His balky left ankle heavily taped, Mahomes completed 10 of 11 passes for 76 yards and a touchdown, before getting injured on a successful sneak on fourth-and-inches at the Denver 5 early in the second quarter.
One by one, players peeled off the pile but when Mahomes didn’t get up , the stadium grew quiet, Broncos players knelt and some Chiefs stormed away in aguish as their quarterback ripped off his helmet and covered his face.
Broncos cornerback Chris Harris Jr. went over to shake Mahomes’ hand as he awaited medical help, his right knee stuck in an awkward angle.
“Hopefully he’s not too injured, for the season,” Harris said. “He’s great for our league, he’s a great player. So, hopefully he’s not hurt too bad.”
As players milled about nervously, the Chiefs’ medical personnel appeared to pop Mahomes’ right knee back in place before he was helped from the field and taken into the locker room.
“Excited for the win,” Moore said. “At the same time, a guy like Patrick goes down it can be deflating.”
Before he got hurt, Mahomes became the fastest player in NFL history to throw for 7,500 yards, in just his 25th game.
“You feel for anybody that has something that looks like it may be pretty serious,” Broncos quarterback Joe Flacco said. “That’s not just other quarterbacks; that’s everybody. But man, a young guy like that who’s starting off his career the way he has and starting off this season the way he has, it’s definitely not easy to watch guys go down with injuries like that. I hope that he’s all right.”
Mahomes, who has 15 TDs and one interception this season, didn’t speak with reporters after the game but he did lead the team’s “breakdown,” in the winning locker room, praising Moore, who completed 10 of 19 passes for 117 yards, and the defense.
“Just seeing him in the locker room after the game, standing on his feet and just super optimistic about everything I think that shows one more time how strong of a man he is and how good of leader he is,” said guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. “He’s said, ‘I’m going to get better, we’re going to get this team back on track,’ and it was great to just see him walk and smile at the end.”
The Broncos had won two straight and were aiming to turn the AFC West upside down by handling the Chiefs their third straight loss. But the Chiefs, who were 24th in the league with just 11 sacks coming in, sacked Flacco a career-high eight times and held Denver’s running back duo in check after allowing an average of 190 over their previous four games.
When Flacco did stay upright to deliver deep passes, they fell incomplete. Rookie tight end Noah Fant dropped three passes that would have totaled more than 100 yards, and Denver converted just one of 13 third downs.
“This is about as bad an offense as I’ve seen,” Fox NFL analyst Troy Aikman exclaimed at one point. “I’m shocked there’s as many people still here at the game.”
Flacco, who was sacked five times and knocked down eight more times in 15 first-half drop-backs, was sack-stripped by linebacker Anthony Hutchins on the next series and linebacker Reggie Ragland scooped up the loose ball at the 5 and rumbled into the end zone for a 20-6 halftime lead.
UP NEXT
Chiefs: Face the Green Bay Packers on Oct. 27.
Broncos: Visit the Indianapolis Colts on Oct. 27.
Tonight’s final home game of the season for the Atlantic Trojans football team will also be Atlantic’s Pink Out game. The cheerleaders will be selling pink rally towels for $3 and pink under eye stickers for $1. The proceeds will be going to the patient assist program at Cass County Health Systems. Come out to support the Trojans and a great cause.
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Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — Reigning MVP Patrick Mahomes injured his right knee in the Kansas City Chiefs’ 30-6 victory over the Denver Broncos. Mahomes was hurt on a quarterback sneak early in the second quarter. Backup Matt Moore threw a 57-yard touchdown pass to Tyreek Hill and the Chiefs rallied around their fallen superstar to snap a two-game losing streak.
UNDATED (AP) — Ohio State, Wisconsin and Penn State give the Big Ten three top-10 teams at the halfway point of the season. All three have their sights set on ending the conference’s two-year drought in the College Football Playoff. The biggest games in the conference are still to be played. Top AP midseason awards go to Ohio State’s Ryan Day and Chase Long and Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor.
UNDATED (AP) — Fifth-ranked Oklahoma and number 18 Baylor are the only remaining unbeaten teams in the Big 12 at the midpoint of the season. Coach Matt Rhule has Baylor on an eight-game winning streak, which is the longest in the league. Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma State’s Chuba Hubbard and Texas Tech’s Jordyn Brooks are among players having standout seasons.
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Kansas has been picked as the favorite to win the Big 12 men’s basketball title. The Jayhawk’s NCAA record run of winning the conference 14 years in a row ended last season. They were picked by the league’s coaches to finish ahead of Baylor and Texas Tech. The Red Raiders made it to the NCAA championship game last season before losing to Virginia in overtime. Texas Tech and Kansas State shared the regular season title. Iowa State won the Big 12 postseason tournament with a win over Kansas.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thatcher Demko stopped 34 shots in regulation and overtime and Josh Leivo scored the lone shootout goal as the Vancouver Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Thursday. Bo Horvat, J.T. Miller and Micheal Ferland scored for the Canucks, who won for the first time on the road in three tries this season. Vladimir Tarasenko, Alex Pietrangelo and Robby Fabbri scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who have dropped three straight.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Clint Bowyer has reached an agreement with Stewart-Haas Racing to return to the No. 14 Ford next season. Bowyer has been with SHR for three of his 15 seasons in the Cup Series. Bowyer is 11th in the 12-driver playoff field going into Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway. The bottom four drivers in the standings will be eliminated after Kansas.
Western Iowa Conference Tournament
Championship: (3-0) Underwood 25-25-25, Logan-Magnolia 22-20-15
3rd Place: (3-2) Tri-Center 19-25-25-18-15, Treynor 25-21-22-25-13
Western Iowa Conference Tournament Consolation Matches
(3-2) AHSTW 21-19-15, Riverside 19-21-13
(2-0) AHSTW 21-21, Audubon 13-11
(2-0) Riverside 21-21, Audubon 8-13
(2-0) Riverside 21-21, Missouri Valley 7-9
(2-0) Riverside 21-21, IKM-Manning 19-15
(2-1) Missouri Valley 21-15-15, IKM-Manning 15-21-13
(2-9) Missouri Valley 21-21, Audubon 9-11
(2-1) IKM-Manning 12-21-15, AHSTW 21-18-13
Hawkeye Ten Conference
(3-1) St. Albert 25-25-25, Clarinda 12-21-9
West Central Activities Conference
(3-0) ACGC 25-25-25, Pleasantville 22-15-19
Other Scores
(2-1) Ankeny Centennial 25-18-15, Kuemper Catholic 22-25-6
(2-1) Kuemper Catholic 19-25-15, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 25-22-12
(2-0) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 25-25, Ankeny Centennial 19-19
(2-0, East Mills 25-25-25, East Union 19-18-12
(2-0) Shenandoah 25-26, Southwest Valley 14-24
(2-0) Shenandoah 27-25, Council Bluffs Jefferson 25-23
The Missouri River Conference Cross Country meet was held on Friday night in LeMars. Bishop Heelan won the girls race and Sioux City North won the boys title. CB Thomas Jefferson was 2nd in the boys race, led by Wimach Gilo who finished 3rd place. Abraham Lincoln was 6th on the boys side. The Abraham Lincoln girls finished 6th and Thomas Jefferson was 7th in the girls race. Hayleigh Vandervelde of Abraham Lincoln was the top area girls runner in 18th.
Kaia Downs of Sioux City East won the girls title. Yemane Kifle of Sioux City North was the boys winner.
Find the full results from the meet HERE.
The Nodaway Valley girls picked up a team title and the boys came in 2nd at the Ron Landphair Cross Country Invitational in Mount Ayr on Thursday. The Maryville boys were champs. The Wolverines swept the individual titles with Sophia Broers winning the girls race and Josh Baudler capturing the boys race victory.
Girls Team Scores
Girls Individual Top Ten
Boys Team Scores
Boys Indiviudal Top Ten
Full results HERE.
Girls Team Scores
Girls Individual Top Ten
Full results: boyer valley xc hs girls 2019
Boys Team Scores
Boys Individual Top Ten
Full results: boyer valley xc hs boys 2019
The Van Meter girls and Des Moines Christian boys cross country teams won titles at the West Central Activities Conference Cross Country Meet in Panora on Thursday.
Kate Crawford of ACGC was the girls individual champion with a time of 19:50. Panorama’s Ella Waddle was runner-up. West Central Valley’s Louden Foster continued a strong season with a win in the boys race.
Girls Team Scoring
Girls Individual Top Ten
Boys Team Scoring
Boys Individual Top Ten
Full results HERE.
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