Patrick Mahomes returns for Chiefs season opener against Denver Broncos

Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes have been key to the Kansas City Chiefs’ success in recent years and will be hoping to bring more glory to the team in 2026/27. The Chiefs suffered great disappointment last season when they failed to make the playoffs, but they have already picked up their first win of 2026 this week, beating the Denver Broncos 31-10.

Patrick Mahomes made his competitive return for the Kansas City Chiefs this week and is expected to be a key figure for them in the coming months. The Chiefs began their proper season on Monday with a clash against the Denver Broncos, securing a comfortable 31-10 win.

Patrick Mahomes played his first NFL game of 2026, and addressed his return to the field after the win. The Kansas City Chiefs began their season with a dominant 31-10 win against the Denver Broncos on Monday night.

Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes returned to an NFL field nine months after suffering a torn ACL in December 2025. Mahomes’ return game was a comfortable 31-10 win for the Chiefs over the Denver Broncos, a team that beat the Chiefs in every meeting last season.

Patrick Mahomes return to the field was a successful one for himself and the rest of the team in their dominant Monday Night Football over the Denver Broncos.

Patrick Mahomes had a rousing return from his ACL injury, leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a 21-point blowout of the Denver Broncos, 31-10, at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday. Mahomes went 15-of-27 for 184 yards and two touchdowns, while also scoring on a 15-yard carry in the first quarter. Kenneth Walker III was also phenomenal in his debut for the […] The post Chiefs news: Kansas City snaps 10-year Arrowhead drought in Broncos demolition appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Patrick Mahomes rushed for a touchdown and passed for two more on a triumphant return from his nine-month injury absence as the Kansas City Chiefs thrashed the Denver Broncos 31-10 on Monday.Just before half-time, a Mahomes short pass found Rashee Rice for a touchdown to restore the Kansas City lead.

In his first start since suffering a torn ACL, Mahomes had two touchdowns passing and added one on the ground.

Denver Broncos 10–31 Kansas City Chiefs Chiefs QB throws two TDs on return from torn ACL Kenneth Walker III rushes for 173 yards on debut Kenneth Walker III ran for 173 yards and scored two touchdowns on his Chiefs debut, stealing some of the spotlight from Patrick Mahomes as Kansas City defeated the Denver Broncos 31-10 on Monday night. The big question, even after Mahomes participated in the entire offseason program and every practice of training camp, was how his surgically repaired left knee would hold up nine months to the day since he tore his ACL. He erased many of those doubts when he capped the Chiefs’ opening drive with a 15-yard touchdown run. Continue reading...

Patrick Mahomes will return for the Kansas City Chiefs against the Denver Broncos after missing the end of last season with a knee injury.

Patrick Mahomes has officially cleared the final hurdle in his comeback from the most serious injury of his NFL career. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback carries no game-status designation for Monday night’s Week 1 matchup against the Denver Broncos after practicing fully throughout the week.

The Kansas City Chiefs are coming into 2026 with a clean slate after a nightmare campaign in 2025, headlined by an injury to Patrick Mahomes and a disastrous 6-11 finish. Most players who tear their ACL late in the season won’t be ready, or even that close to ready, to return by Week 1 of the next season. Packers star Micah Parsons’ torn ACL from a […] The post Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes is in trouble in return from torn ACL to face Broncos appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been dealing with torn ACL and LCL injuries that he suffered in December 2025. Since then, he has been out and recovering. The 8-months recovery is now complete, and he has gone through rehabilitation. Their Week 1 clash against Denver Broncos is finally here, and the Chiefs […] The post Patrick Mahomes Among Key Chiefs Stars Featured on First Week 1 Injury Report appeared first on Gridiron Heroics.

He's back. After a grueling, essentially nine-month-long recovery, two-time MVP Patrick Mahomes will make his return to the field against the Denver Broncos on Monday after tearing his ACL.