The Kansas City Chiefs’ postseason hopes seemed to take a big hit early in Saturday’s divisional round playoff game with the Jacksonville Jaguars when Patrick Mahomes suffered a painful lower right leg injury and had to head to the locker room in the second quarter.
The Chiefs then gave the keys to their offense to Chad Henne, the 37-year-old backup QB who is amazing still in the league.
Henne did a phenomenal job in his first possession, as he led the Chiefs on a 99-yard drive that ended with a short touchdown pass to Travis Kelce.
But still, NFL fans had jokes about Henne.
UPDATE: Mahomes came back and started the first drive of the second half.
Chad Henne getting loose on the Chiefs’ sideline: pic.twitter.com/QTqt2EtY4Q
— Jack Gentry (@jackagentry) January 21, 2023
Chad Henne was chilling, collecting his game checks, minding his business. Now he gotta go out here and play a playoff game in freezing rain
— prince j. grimes (@pgprincej) January 21, 2023
Cris Collinsworth: Chad Henne is in a tough spot here
Me: #ChiefsKingdom #Mahomes pic.twitter.com/Eh3pQhusPM
— Jordan Tomiyama (@Jttomiyama) January 21, 2023
I once saw Chad Henne go like five minutes without blinking at a book store in Ann Arbor in 2006, he was born for this https://t.co/l3Aulab9Zd
— Jane Coaston (@janecoaston) January 21, 2023
Chad Henne after Mahomes went down with an injury: pic.twitter.com/SuWfsJqjYU
— Brian Y (@byysports) January 21, 2023
Chad Henne Revenge Game!
— Josh ADHD (@Josh_ADHD) January 21, 2023
Tbh they really don’t need Mahomes for this game. Chad Henne got this
— ☀️Impossible🌑 (@GosuSZN) January 21, 2023
Chad Henne leading a 98 yard TD drive was not something I was expecting to see when I woke up this morning 😂 #ChiefsKingdom
— Nathan (@nathan__cliff) January 21, 2023
99-yard Chad Henne drive lol what a sport
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) January 21, 2023
Using Brock Purdy logic I guess Chad Henne should take Mahomes starting job
— lami⭐️ (@lamibackup) January 21, 2023
A Chad Henne 98-yard drive. WWE script has broken out.
— Tyler Hollins (@TyHollins0) January 21, 2023
The legend of Chad Henne
— Andrew Weatherbee (@weathermayn41) January 21, 2023
