The Kansas City Chiefs have officially been eliminated from postseason contention following their loss Sunday to the Los Angeles Chargers, bringing to a conclusion a streak of 10 straight playoff berths -- the second-longest postseason run in NFL history.

The Chiefs' playoff streak is gone and Patrick Mahomes is lost for the season to an ACL injury. Now KC must ask this: What comes next?

The Chiefs won’t participate in the playoffs for the first time since 2014. Mahomes has been the team’s starter since 2018, and he had advanced to at least the conference championship game from that year through last season. Kansas City has also represented the AFC in five of the last six Super Bowls, winning three.

The Kansas City Chiefs have been eliminated from postseason contention after the 16-13 loss to the LA Chargers on Sunday.

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But not everything is negative when it comes to Chiefs and Bengals fans. When Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow had season-ending surgery on his wrist in 2023, Chiefs fans donated in $9 increments to his charity. That’s a nod to Burrow’s jersey number.

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The competitive portion of the Kansas City Chiefs' season is over. That was perhaps true even before Patrick Mahomes went down with a torn ACL during the final drive of their Week 15 loss to the division-rival Los Angeles Chargers (the Chiefs would have needed a field goal to tie the game or a touchdown to win it and keep their playoff hopes alive,