Twice, Mahomes fell to Tom Brady. In 2018, Brady and the Patriots knocked Mahomes and the Chiefs out in the AFC championship game. In 2020, Brady and the Buccaneers beat Kansas City, 31-9, in Super Bowl 55.

Star quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been dealing with an ankle injury in recent weeks and is still listed on the Kansas City Chiefs’ injury report. Here is the latest on Mahomes’ status ahead of Kansas City’s divisional-round playoff matchup against the Houston Texans:

Quarterbacks aren't the end-all, be-all when it comes to competing for NFL championships. More often than not, in fact, signal-callers are only as elite as their supporting cast, especially when it comes to playoff football.