C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 32-12 in the first game of the weekend. With both the Buffalo Bills and the Baltimore Ravens winning as well, the Texans will head to Kansas City to face Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in the quarterfinals.

The Chiefs’ playoff heartbreaks have been replaced by joy in the Patrick Mahomes era, but one postseason ghost remains.

The Kansas City Chiefs, while not in the most convincing fashion, earned a 15-2 record, the No. 1 seed in the AFC, and a bye in the Wild Card of the NFL Playoffs. Still, one former Chiefs quarterback believes Patrick Mahomes’ playoff legacy is at stake.

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.

Kansas City #Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is on pace to achieve a new milestone this postseason | @EdEastonJr

With the playoffs looming, Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes are getting a star-studded boost at just the right time for Kansas City Chiefs. Andy Reid has done an extraordinary job keeping the Kansas City Chiefs as contenders despite multiple injuries throughout the schedule.

The NFL playoffs begin on Saturday afternoon, with the first game of the wild-card round between the Chargers and Texans.

The Chiefs’ QB is in a league of his own, while Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen enter the postseason on the quest for hardware to elevate their illustrious résumés.