Mahomes was down and in pain for several minutes and eventually had to be helped into the locker room by the training staff. Gardner Minshew entered in his place and played out the final drive for the Chiefs, only to be intercepted on his final pass attempt of the game, sealing both the loss and the Chiefs' fate.

The Kansas City Chiefs' 2025 season and run of dominance in the NFL all came crashing down in Week 15 when QB Patrick Mahomes tore his left ACL in the final minutes of the game.Mahomes faces his first extended rehab and recovery of his career,

Patrick Mahomes’ torn ACL caps a late-season collapse, ends Kansas City’s playoff hopes, and throws the Chiefs’ immediate future into uncertainty as roster turnover, cap pressure, and potential retirements loom.

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.