When Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes went down with a torn ACL, there were panic-stricken takes that he might miss some or most of the 2026 season.

That didn’t happen. At every step of Mahomes’ recovery he has looked right on track, and it will culminate with him starting on Monday night. He made it back for Week 1, which was within the normal timetable for his injury.

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Mahomes should be fine for the opener. But the Chiefs’ issues around him persist.

The last thing the Chiefs want to do in Mahomes’ first game back, against a very good Denver Broncos defense, is put him in harm’s way. But with preferred left tackle…

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