"KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Inside Arrowhead Stadium, one area where Kansas City Chiefs fans can get as close as possible to players is a small walkway between the tunnel to the field and the team's locker room. Over the past few years, that walkway has been a place for celebrations, for coronations. In two of the past three Januarys, the walkway was the place where the Chiefs had impromptu parades. Players high-fiving fans. Players smiling when they heard a chorus of cheers. Coach Andy Reid waving to the adoring crowd."
"In the final minute of Sunday's game, quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the franchise's greatest player -- a two-time MVP award winner and a three-time Super Bowl MVP -- entered the walkway with a towel covering his bowed head. Mahomes needed two staffers to help him leave the field, walk through the walkway and enter the locker room after experiencing the most significant injury of his nine-year career: a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee late in the fourth quarter. "Love you!" one fan, a young boy, shouted at Mahomes. "Love you, Pat," a woman said to him."
The Kansas City Chiefs' recent era of dominance concluded with a 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers that eliminated the team from the postseason and snapped multiple historic streaks, including consecutive 10-win seasons and a decade of playoff appearances. The franchise’s customary postgame celebrations at Arrowhead’s walkway will not occur next month. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee late in the fourth quarter and required assistance off the field, overshadowing the final minutes of the game and the team's future outlook.
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