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Mayfield Returns vs. Chiefs After 2025 Season Finale

8/19/2026

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Mayfield will play Saturday night against the Chiefs, his first appearance since the 2025 season finale and in the final year of his $100 million contract.
He started the previous 51 regular-season games, joining Jared Goff and Josh Allen as the only quarterbacks with that streak.
He played through eight injuries last season, including a knee bone bruise with MCL/PCL sprains, a biceps contusion, a shoulder AC-joint sprain and an illness.

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Mayfield will play Saturday night against the Chiefs, his first appearance since the 2025 season finale and in the final year of his $100 million contract.
He started the previous 51 regular-season games, joining Jared Goff and Josh Allen as the only quarterbacks with that streak.
He played through eight injuries last season, including a knee bone bruise with MCL/PCL sprains, a biceps contusion, a shoulder AC-joint sprain and an illness.