Earlier this week, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid announced that veteran backup Carson Wentz will be under center for Kansas City in Week 18, though the extent to which Mahomes’ injury played a factor in his decision to start the former North Dakota State Bison remains unclear.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes remains on the practice report with his ankle injury. He had another limited practice Thursday. Mahomes won’t play this week as the Chiefs already have clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC, and they have a bye next week. So, he will have more than three weeks to heal his mild high-ankle sprain.

This Sunday, it’s do or die for the Denver Broncos, as the 9-7 team hosts the AFC top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs in order to clinch a spot in the playoffs. For t