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.

Once again, Patrick Mahomes sits atop our NFL playoff QB power rankings. See the full list heading into the 2025 postseason.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to an NFL -best 15-2 record this season. The Chiefs' proficiency during the regular season affords them a bye in the opening round of the playoffs, and for Mahomes and his family, the bye week will be extra special.

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes was a Pro Bowl snub despite his role in leading Kansas City to a 15-1 record and a No. 1 seed for the AFC playoffs

Patrick Mahomes had 325 passing yards and three touchdown throws as the Chiefs went ahead by as many as 23 points in the fourth quarter. Travis Kelce had a huge game with 13 catches, 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

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.

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.