What the world looked like the last time Mahomes, Brady or Manning weren't in the playoffs

Key Highlights

• The defeat eliminated Kansas City from postseason contention, and the Chiefs finished 6-11.
• View this post on Instagram A post shared by NFL on ESPN (@espnnfl) The three star quarterbacks have combined for a whopping 12 Super Bowl victories.
• Brady is the only one of the three to face off against both other players in the playoffs -- he went 2-3 against Manning and 2-0 against Mahomes, including a win in Super Bowl LV. Almost 27 years to the day it previously happened, the NFL playoffs kick off on Saturday with a consistent trio missing.
• Here's what the world looked like the last time Mahomes, Brady or Manning weren't in the playoffs -- January 1999. Star quarterbacks in different stagesThe aforementioned Mahomes, Brady and Manning were in completely different stages of their careers -- and in Mahomes' case, life.
• The future Chiefs signal-caller was just three years old in January 1999. Brady finished his junior year at Michigan with a victory over Arkansas in the Citrus Bowl a day before the NFL playoffs began.