All eyes in the NFL world this week will be on Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his high ankle sprain.

Mahomes suffered the injury in the first quarter of the Chiefs' win against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday. The superstar quarterback left the game but returned in the second half to lead the Chiefs to the win.

After the game, multiple reports confirmed that Mahomes suffered a high ankle sprain.

Typically, a high ankle sprain keeps a football player out of action for anywhere from two to six weeks. Everyone is obviously different, but that's normally what we see.

On Monday morning, I went searching for examples of quarterbacks who have suffered an ankle sprain and didn't miss any time.

I'm sure there are more examples — especially from back in the day — but the only recent example I found was Russell Wilson in 2016.

While playing with the Seattle Seahawks, Wilson suffered a sprained ankle in week one of the 2016 season against the Miami Dolphins.

Wilson finished the game, though he was in obvious pain.

Ndamukong Suh steps on Russell Wilson's ankle, walking "gingerly" and Trevone Boykin gets a helmet ready. Cool.

— Field Gulls (@FieldGulls) September 11, 2016

There was doubt about Wilson's availability for the following week's game against the Los Angeles Rams. Wilson, though, was determined to play and ended up starting against Los Angeles.

Seattle ended up losing the game 9-3. Wilson, however, completed 22 of 35 passes for 254 yards. His only noticeable limitation was his ability to run when a play broke down (he had 14 rushing yards on five attempts and he was sacked twice).

I'd expect similar limitations for Mahomes next week against the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship game. Most NFL players wouldn't be playing in that game if they had a high ankle sprain. But Mahomes isn't just any NFL player. There's almost zero chance he sits out against Cincy.

Kansas City, though, will need to get creative when it comes to protecting Mahomes. He's at his best when he's improvising and making something out of nothing. But those opportunities will be limited as he's going to have problems making off-schedule plays without his ankle being 100 percent (we saw him miss some throws against the Jags that he usually doesn't miss).

None of this is ideal for Mahomes and the Chiefs. But it certainly appears that he'll be under center next Sunday against the Bengals, even though history says it's rare that a quarterback can play with this type of injury.

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