ACL recovery timeline impacts when Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes, Packers' Micah Parsons will return originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Over the course of just a few hours on Sunday, two of the NFL's superstars sustained brutal knee injuries.

Patrick Mahomes' season is over with a torn ACL, and the same is feared for Micah Parsons. The injury bug made an unwelcome appearance during Week 15 in the NFL, striking two superstars just hours apart.

The Chiefs have been eliminated from playoff contention with the Chargers ' 16-13 win. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL in today's loss. Meanwhile atop the AFC East, the Bills held off the Patriots in a 35-31 win.

After Patrick Mahomes arrived in Kansas City in 2017, the Chiefs have made it to the conference championships seven times in a row. But this positive streak is expected to get disrupted in the 2025 season playoffs.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce catches a 17-yard pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes. New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte dives for a 30-yard sideline snag. New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye rushes to the pylon to cap off the opening drive with an 8-yard touchdown.

As the Chiefs struggle through a disappointing season, Patrick Mahomes received a bold prediction regarding the Super Bowl.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes heads into the Los Angeles Chargers game with a tag he has not seen in years. NFL analyst Nick Shook placed him in Tier 2 of the league’s Week 15 quarterback rankings, dropping him to 12th after sitting fifth a week earlier in Tier 1. The seven-spot slide marks his sharpest fall this year.