Travis Kelce is fired up about the forecast for Chiefs’ “Sunday Night Football” game against the Houston Texans, but not for reasons one might expect.

The Chiefs announced on Wednesday via their first official injury report of the week that Mahomes is currently dealing with a knee injury. This is the first mention of this knee issue, and it is unclear when the two-time All-Pro QB sustained the injury.

Andy Reid was real with his team this week. “I'm big on reality,” the head coach said Wednesday. “What's real? Why are we where we are? What

Kansas City slipped to 6-6 with its 31-28 Thanksgiving Day loss to the Dallas Cowboys. The Houston Texans, meanwhile, have surged to a four-game winning streak, last beating the Indianapolis Colts 20-16 on Sunday to move to 7-5.

The Chiefs’ playoff chances are in serious jeopardy, and they may be without three key starters for Sunday’s must-win matchup against Houston.

Kansas City lost on Thanksgiving in Dallas to the Cowboys, 31-28. Mahomes threw for four scores without turning the ball over, but it was not enough to overcome Dak Prescott and the Cowboys. The loss dropped the Chiefs to tenth in the AFC, two games out of the final playoff spot.

The Chiefs will be without rookie left tackle Josh Simmons for at least the next four games after their first round draft pick had surgery this week to repair a dislocated and fractured left wrist.

The memories of last season’s painful defeats against the Chiefs are still fresh for Houston head coach DeMeco Ryans. On Wednesday, the former Pro Bowl linebacker shared the new nickname he has for Mahomes after those two fateful encounters.