Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes 'in a great spot' for Falcons game after injury scare

The Kansas City Chiefs experienced a significant injury scare when quarterback Patrick Mahomes seemed to hurt the elbow on his throwing arm late in the second quarter of his club's 35-12 home win over the New York Jets on Nov. 8. 

It was later revealed that Mahomes was considered day-to-day. While speaking with reporters on Wednesday, he seemed confident he'll be feeling as good as possible when the 6-2 Chiefs play at the 3-6 Atlanta Falcons this coming Sunday.

Patrick Mahomes injury "about pain and pain management"

"[A]nytime you get in there, you never know what it’s going to show on the machine after," Mahomes said about the MRI showing nothing too alarming, per Myles Simmons of Pro Football Talk. "And so, you can feel as optimistic as you do, but then you get in there, and something happens. And so, obviously after talking to the doctors and stuff like that, I feel like I’m in a great spot. Now it’s just about pain and pain management and stuff like that, which I’ll try to do whatever I can to be in the best place possible."

While Mahomes initially appeared to be in quite a bit of pain while flexing his elbow after he took a hit in the Jets game, the issue had little impact on that contest's result. As Simmons previously noted, Mahomes completed 7-of-10 passes for 81 yards in the third quarter of the matchup. Mahomes then went 5-of-6 passing for 41 yards in the fourth.

Patrick Mahomes working to be "100 percent" against the Falcons

"I’ll be able to be out on the practice field, throw the football, and do all that different type of stuff," Mahomes added about the rest of his week. "We’ll continue this process throughout the entire week so I can be 100 percent on Sunday whenever we get to Atlanta. So, it’s a process — a lot more time in the building. But that’s something that I’m willing to do."

The fact that Mahomes was listed as a full participant for Wednesday's practice indicates this could be a "nothing-to-see-here" story come Sunday. As of Thursday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook had the Chiefs as three-point favorites versus the Falcons.