Think it looked like Patrick Mahomes figured something out late in the season? Your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Here’s what happened.

The Kansas City Chiefs are in the hunt for a third straight Super Bowl triumph but the quarterback is facing a major obstacle.

Only three Division I schools were interested in Patrick Mahomes as a quarterback, and Texas recruited him as a defensive back.

The most notable of those games occurred in 2017 when the Chiefs had already clinched the AFC West title and had no chance of earning a bye. In that game, Reid rested then-starting quarterback Alex Smith for then-rookie Patrick Mahomes in what was Mahomes' first ever NFL start.

Not seeing Mahomes' name among the best at his position is jarring; the two-time MVP and three-time Super Bowl champion has been almost universally regarded as the best QB in the league from pretty much the moment he stepped foot on an NFL field.

Once the NFL announced 2025 Pro Bowl rosters, Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes joined Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger in a feat not seen in 20 years.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has had an outstanding season, guiding the team to an NFL-best 15-2 record.

On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2024-25 regular season came to an end with a road loss to the Denver Broncos, a game which Patrick Mahomes and most of the Chiefs’ other starters took in from the sidelines.