Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has a high-ankle sprain, additional testing confirmed, and his status for this week’s game against Houston remains in question, a person familiar with the results told The Associated Press on Monday.

Mahomes was hurt when his right ankle was rolled up on while being tackled by the Browns’ Dalvin Tomlinson on a fourth-down play late in the Chiefs’ 21-7 win Sunday. Mahomes limped to the sideline and Carson Wentz played the rest of the way in his place, but the two-time MVP insisted afterward that he would have lobbied to play if the Browns had gotten within one score.

“I feel like I could have finished the game in different circumstances,” Mahomes said, “but I thought the smart decision, I think we talked about, was to put Carson in, and he’s played a lot of football, and he finished the game well.”

Mahomes has a history of ankle injuries, including a similar one against Jacksonville in Week 1 of the 2019 season. But perhaps most memorable was the playoffs in the 2022 season, when Mahomes hurt his ankle in a divisional-round win over the Jaguars, then played through the pain in beating Cincinnati for the AFC title and Philadelphia in the Super Bowl.

The schedule is doing the Chiefs no favors. They have one less day of recovery this week because of their Saturday game against Houston, then they have another short week with a trip to Pittsburgh scheduled for Christmas Day.

LIONS HIT HARD BY INJURIES >> The banged-up Detroit Lions took some serious hits in their loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Running back David Montgomery and defensive tackle Alim McNeill need to have season-ending knee surgeries after both were hurt in the setback to Buffalo, coach Dan Campbell said. Khalil Dorsey had season-ending surgery Sunday night after breaking his leg against the Bills.

The Lions will also be indefinitely without cornerback Carlton Davis III, who had a jaw injury in the 48-42 loss to Buffalo that ended their franchise-record 11-game winning streak.

Detroit’s roster has been decimated, putting 18 players on injured reserve and the latest wave will push that total past 20.

The Lions (12-2) have lost six starters on defense from their Week 1 lineup, including defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, who broke his leg two months ago at Dallas.

Montgomery played through his knee injury against the Bills, who limited him to 4 yards rushing on five carries and four catches for 31 yards.

He ran for 775 yards and 12 touchdowns this season, rotating with speedy Jahmyr Gibbs, and had 36 receptions for 341 yards.

McNeill will leave a big void on the defensive line, a position group that had seven players on injured reserve before the standout defensive tackle was injured. He had seven tackles for losses, tied for the team lead with Hutchinson and linebacker Alex Anzalone, who is also on injured reserve.

POSITIVE NEWS ON DOLPHINS’ DUBOSE >> Miami Dolphins wide receiver Grant DuBose remained in the hospital but had movement in all extremities after being stretchered off the field following a scary helmet-to-helmet hit against the Houston Texans on Sunday.

In an update Monday morning, the Dolphins said DuBose remained at a local Houston hospital for evaluation overnight, and that initial tests revealed “positive results” following the collision.

“We’ll be excited to see him when doctors deem it appropriate for him to fly,” coach Mike McDaniel said later Monday.

DuBose thad hisried to make a catch in the third quarter, but was hit in the head by safety Calen Bullock before his head violently hit the turf. He appeared to clench both fists after the hit — movements consistent with what’s referred to as the “fencing response,” which can be common after a traumatic brain injury — before remaining motionless as medical personnel rushed to his side.

DuBose was tended to by emergency medical personnel on the field for at least 10 minutes. His jersey was cut off him and a neck brace was put on him.

He was eventually put on a spine board where his arms and legs were strapped down and he was taken off the field. A tube of some kind was in his mouth and no movement could be seen as he was taken off the field and later hospitalized in stable condition.

Sunday was DuBose’s first game since Week 2 because of a shoulder injury.

STEELERS HOPEFUL ABOUT WATT >> Coach Mike Tomlin of the AFC North-leading Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4) is optimistic star linebacker T.J. Watt’s balky ankle won’t keep him out of Saturday’s visit to Baltimore.

The perennial All-Pro twisted his left ankle late in the fourth quarter of a 27-13 loss to Philadelphia on Sunday.

Watt said afterward X-rays on the ankle were negative and he was in “wait and see” mode.