The Denver Broncos put a massive dent in the Kansas City Chiefs’ playoff hopes last week. They smothered Patrick Mahomes from the opening kick and sent the Chiefs home with a 22–19 loss that suddenly made the AFC picture feel a lot tighter. Now it’s on to Indianapolis, and a small late-week twist forced Andy Reid to make adjustments.

A steady rain rolled through Kansas City on Friday, and Andy Reid made the rare call to take practice indoors. He’s usually fine letting his players deal with whatever weather shows up. He figures it’s better to be comfortable in the uncomfortable. But the turf outside was messy enough that Reid waved everyone inside.

A rainy Friday morning in Kansas City means indoor practice for the #Chiefs

All players on the injury report (Isiah Pacheco, Kingsley Suamataia, Xavier Worthy) were practicing during the open media portion. #ChiefsKingdom @KSHB41 pic.twitter.com/HpIkLs70hO

— Matt Foster (@MattFosterTV) November 21, 2025

The indoor spaces aren’t designed for big crowds, so the session becomes closed except for the media’s early viewing window. And during that early window, every player on the injury report appeared to be participating.

The headline on the injury front: left guard Kingsley Suamataia (concussion) and wideout Xavier Worthy (ankle) were both upgraded to full participants on Friday. They’re still officially questionable, but the trajectory is there for at least one, maybe both, to suit up on Sunday.

The news wasn’t nearly as encouraging for running back Isiah Pacheco. He hasn’t practiced fully in two weeks after spraining his MCL in Week 8 and has already been ruled out. It’ll be another week of patching things together in the backfield.

Still, the real storyline isn’t a wet practice field or even the injury notes. It’s Mahomes. Specifically, the version of Mahomes we’ve grown used to seeing once the calendar turns to November. Because last week wasn’t that guy.

Patrick Mahomes accepts his mistakes

For a minute there, it felt like the Chiefs were finally back to their usual best. Then came the consecutive losses to Denver and Buffalo, and the Bills haven’t exactly been at their best either. Patrick Mahomes missed throws he normally hits with ease, including a third-quarter red-zone interception picked by Broncos corner Ja’Quan McMillian.

To his credit, Mahomes didn’t shy away from taking on the blame.

“Yeah, I’m just not making the throws. It’s pretty much the biggest thing. Guys are getting open and giving me chances to make the plays down the field and I just gotta give them chances to make plays,” Mahomes said.

It showed up early. On the Kansas City Chiefs’ opening drive, Mahomes overthrows Xavier Worthy on what could’ve been a walk-in touchdown. A few snaps later, he threw another deep ball to Tyquan Thornton that had first-down written all over it. Those are the kinds of throws he normally makes without thinking. It was an unusually bad night for the quarterback.

If either of those connects, maybe the entire game tilts differently. But the Missouri team spent most of the game chasing points they should’ve scored themselves early in the game. They never found the rhythm that Mahomes usually instills in that offense. He needs to trust his arm and his receivers against the Colts this week.