Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes did not play in his team's Week 8 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night due to a knee injury, but he is making progress, and head coach Andy Reid says he will do “a little bit more” in practice on Wednesday, according to Vahe Gregorian of The Kansas City Star.

Mahomes suffered a dislocated knee cap during the Chiefs' Week 7 win over the Denver Broncos.

Initially, Mahomes was expected to be sidelined for a minimum of three weeks, but his MRI came back clean and he even did some work in practice last week, causing some to speculate that he could potentially play against the Packers.

As a matter of fact, Mahomes even told NBC's Michele Tafoya that had the Green Bay matchup been a playoff game, he would have played, an indication that Mahomes' injury is not nearly as severe as first thought.

Whether or not Mahomes plays this weekend against the Minnesota Vikings remains to be seen, but given that Kansas City has a lead in the AFC West, it can afford to be cautious with its stud signal-caller.

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Through seven starts this season, Mahomes has thrown for 2,180 yards, 15 touchdowns and one interception while completing 65.1 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 113.1.

The 24-year-old, who played his collegiate football at Texas Tech, was originally selected by the Chiefs with the 10th overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft.

He spent his rookie campaign learning behind Alex Smith, but that ensuing offseason, Kansas City traded Smith to the Washington Redskins, clearing the way for Mahomes to start.

Mahomes responded by throwing for 5,097 yards and 50 touchdowns en route to the MVP award.