Make New York Post a Preferred Source Chiefs wide receiver Tyquan Thornton went from celebration to anguish in mere seconds after pulling in a huge catch late in the fourth quarter against the Raiders.
Patrick Mahomes hit Thornton with the big pass to put the Chiefs around the Raiders’ 5-yard line and Thornton quickly popped up to celebrate, but just as quickly fell back down to the ground in agony as he realized his ankle had been injured and was bent in an unnatural position.
Tyquan Thornton (2) of the Kansas City Chiefs is carted off the field after an injury against the Las Vegas Raiders during the fourth quarter at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Las Vegas. Getty Images Kansas City Chiefs’ Tyquan Thornton (2) reacts after an injury against the Las Vegas Raiders during the fourth quarter at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. Getty Images He was carted off the field after he was tended to by the Kansas City medical staff.
The trainers did put him in an aircast before he was taken off the field.
Prior to the injury, Thornton had five catches for 111 yards and two touchdowns.
