Chad Henne

The 37-year-old veteran stepped in for an injured Patrick Mahomes on Saturday in the divisional round against Jacksonville. Here's a look at his 15-year...

Back in 2020, he stepped in for Mahomes when the starter was sidelined with a concussion in the Divisional Round. Henne is no stranger to the Jaguars. Henne hasn’t been much of a factor throughout his five seasons with the Chiefs, playing behind the usually healthy and always unstoppable Mahomes for much of it.

The Chiefs lost their MVP -- and potential NFL MVP -- when quarterback Patrick Mahomes exited Saturday's divisional round playoff matchup with the Jaguars ...

His appearance also marked just the second time in his 11-year career he'd taken a snap in a playoff game. [Chiefs](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/KC/kansas-city-chiefs/) lost their MVP -- and potential [NFL](/nfl/) MVP -- when quarterback [Patrick Mahomes](/nfl/players/2142052/patrick-mahomes/) exited Saturday's divisional round playoff matchup with the [Jaguars](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/JAC/jacksonville-jaguars/) due to a first-quarter ankle injury. He spent the first 10 years of his NFL career as both a starter and No.

Patrick Mahomes came up hobbling after a pair of Jaguars defenders landed on his ankle in the first quarter on Saturday afternoon.

The Kansas City Chiefs have been in this situation before. Two years ago, in the 2020 divisional round, they saw Patrick Mahomes leave the game due to ...

“We go through all those Saturday night with the quarterbacks, those situations: ‘Fourth-and-1 to win the game, what do you want?’” Reid said after the game. Then, it was against the Cleveland Browns in a 22-17 win. Henne did what he was able to do — provide serviceable backup quarterbacking.

Kansas City Chiefs backup quarterback Chad Henne completed his first career touchdown pass after entering for Patrick Mahomes who suffered an ankle injury ...

Mahomes returned to the field to start the second half. [gave the Chiefs the 17-7 lead](/news/sports/chiefs-lead-jaguars-17-10-at-halftime-of-divisional-round-despite-patrick-mahomes-injury/). [suffered an ankle injury](/news/sports/patrick-mahomes-injures-ankle-stays-in-game-despite-heavy-limp/) in the first quarter of Saturday's divisional round playoff contest against the Jacksonville Jaguars, backup quarterback Chad Henne entered the game and brought much-needed energy with him.

Patrick Mahomes came up hobbling after a pair of Jaguars defenders landed on his ankle in the first quarter on Saturday afternoon.

Henne was suddenly put in a divisional-round playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars when Patrick Mahomes was hurt and had to go back to the locker room.

Patrick Mahomes came up hobbling after a pair of Jaguars defenders landed on his ankle in the first quarter on Saturday afternoon.

Patrick Mahomes went out with an ankle injury. Chad Henne came in Saturday at Arrowhead and the result was the same: A Kansas City Chiefs touchdown.

: Stream on NFL+ : Henne, who used to be a Jacksonville Jaguar, was 5-of-7 for 23 yards.

Travis Kelce was thrown two touchdowns by different quarterbacks on Saturday, as Chad Henne stepped in temporarily as Patrick Mahomes limped off to the ...

But at least he can now retire with a play-off touchdown to his name. Henne completed five of his seven passing attempts while on the field, finishing with 23 yards to his name. He then spent six years with the Jaguars, but didn't play when they reached the postseason back in 2017. And it came at a crucial time, as momentum was starting to fall in the favour of the Jaguars. But it was Henne's first-ever play-off passing touchdown in the NFL, a league he joined back in 2008. But Henne held his own, before Mahomes came back out for the second half.

Chad Henne played at Michigan so long ago that they still played Notre Dame annually. Here is how his career meetings against ND went.

Henne was solid despite the numbers not being overly impressive (13-of-22 for 220 yards, 3 TD, and 1 INT) but Notre Dame’s “decided schematic advantage” was nowhere to be found on a day the Wolverines routed their way to a 47-21 win in South Bend. Henne helped get Michigan out to a 9-0 halftime lead but failing to finish those first half drives would prove costly as the Irish would come alive offensively in the second half and upset No. 10, 2005, the Irish defense had a field day against a top-tier team. Henne went 25-of-40 on the afternoon for 240 yards and a touchdown while also throwing an interception. Henne is a Michigan product and a player I’ve rooted for in recent years. Mahomes wound up coming back in later in the contest but in the middle parts the Chiefs were forced to go to backup Chad Henne.

Chad Henne probably didn't expect to have his name called, or chanted out by Arrowhead Stadium fans, on Saturday afternoon. Henne was suddenly put in a ...

The Chiefs announced that Mahomes is questionable to return. Mahomes looked angry that coach Andy Reid and the medical staff were keeping him on the sideline, ...

He managed to stay in the game for a few plays before exiting and being replaced by [Chad Henne](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/8773/chad-henne). [Travis Kelce](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/8828/travis-kelce) to increase their lead to 17-7 before halftime. The Chiefs announced that Mahomes is questionable to return.

Patrick Mahomes came up hobbling after a Jaguars defender landed on his ankle in the first quarter on Saturday afternoon.

This time, Henne led a 98-yard touchdown drive for Kansas City after Mahomes hurt his ankle.

Immediately, I flashed back to his game-clinching effort against the Browns, and wondered if Jacksonville would be able to stay in the game, and if Henne would also come through in the clutch again. Then, with 7 seconds left on the playclock, they snapped it and completed the quick out to Hill for the first down. They lulled the Browns to sleep, acting like they weren’t going for it. Unfortunately, the offense had to punt with four minutes to go, banking on being able to stop Henne once more. [Cleveland Browns](https://www.dawgsbynature.com/) [faced the Kansas City Chiefs in January 2021](https://www.dawgsbynature.com/2021/1/17/22235572/browns-had-a-chance-but-the-season-ends-as-cleveland-loses-22-17-to-chiefs-in-a-tight-finish), they were losing in the third quarter, and it looked nearly impossible to stop Patrick Mahomes from leading the Chiefs to the next round. Then, they got an interception with eight minutes to go, needing one touchdown drive to possibly advance to the

Former Michigan football quarterback Chad Henne came off the bench and threw a touchdown pass in the Chiefs' win over the Jaguars.

Since Henne has been in the league for well over a decade, it’s kind of hard to believe he’s still around but it’s games like today that show why. The Chiefs eventually went into halftime up 17-10 before Mahomes returned in the third quarter. Chad Henne has also been on the team for a number of years but rarely sees time since he’s the No.