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.

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.

Though he was able to grit his teeth and play through some pain in Kansas City’s Week 17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, Mahomes is still listed on the Chiefs’ injury report. Will Mahomes’ ankle injury affect his ability to participate in Kansas City’s Week 18 matchup against the Denver Broncos?

On Tuesday, the Raiders announced that head coach Antonio Pearce had been officially fired after one season as the full-time head coach (2024) and one season as the interim head coach (2023). After the news was released by ESPN and multiple other large media networks, fans shared their immediate reactions.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was inactive on Sunday against the Denver Broncos in Week 18. The Chiefs rested numerous starters for the game after previously clinching the No. 1 seed in the AFC and a first-round bye in the playoffs. As a result, the outcome was meaningless for Kansas City.

The Kansas City Chiefs suffered a 38-0 loss to the Denver Broncos in their final regular season game, which was largely inconsequential as they had already secured the number one AFC seed. Patrick Mahomes was frustrated despite not playing,