Seventeen years apart, Mahomes and Brady suffered season-ending knee injuries after Super Bowl losses, sparking striking parallels in their careers.

Mahomes threw three interceptions and no touchdowns in the Chiefs' 20-10 loss to Houston that dealt a major blow to their playoff hopes. Hurts threw four interceptions, lost a fumble and had no TDs in a 22-19 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

Mahomes was down and in pain for several minutes and eventually had to be helped into the locker room by the training staff. Gardner Minshew entered in his place and played out the final drive for the Chiefs, only to be intercepted on his final pass attempt of the game, sealing both the loss and the Chiefs' fate.

Chiefs QB Gardner Minshew on Patrick Mahomes: "I don't think I've ever respected anybody I play with more. I've never seen anybody I play with give so much of themselves to the team ... I have more confidence in him than anybody to come back better than ever." #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/vWSoEMesbd

Patrick Mahomes is already planning his first NFL comeback. But where does Travis Kelce go from here? While Tom Brady gives Showtime Mahomes rehab advice following ACL and LCL knee surgery, Kelce

Kansas City Chiefs have been eliminated from playoff contention, losing 16-13 to the Los Angels Chargers on Sunday in a must-win game. It means the Chiefs will not participate in the playoffs for the first time since 2014 and three-time Super Bowl winner Patrick Mahomes,

For the first time in the Patrick Mahomes era, the Chiefs aren't postseason-bound. Vinnie Iyer looks at how Kansas City got here.

Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts' struggles in Week 14 were thrust into the spotlight as both players didn't do nearly enough to help their teams win.