What a bad Sunday for the Kansas City Chiefs. Not only were they eliminated from the playoffs for the first time in the Patrick Mahomes era, but the team's larger-than-life quarterback sustained a torn ACL against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 15. A devastating blow in an already terrible season.
That injury will put Mahomes on the shelf for the entirety of the 2026 offseason and brings doubts about his availability at the start of next year's schedule, adding another challenging factor to an already difficult offseason equation. The Chiefs don't have an ace in the hole, as Gardner Minshew is on a one-year deal, and Chris Oladokun is nothing more than a scout team quarterback.