Getty Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. For the past several years, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been widely regarded as the No. 1 QB in the NFL , but the latest ranking news was a major deviation away from that honor. In an NFL.com article ranking 2025 quarterback play , based on “the regular season AND the playoffs,” Mahomes wasn’t even included in the top 10. Granted, this wasn’t the two-time NFL MVP’s best season, but a lot of the Chiefs’ issues weren’t