It was negative-4 degrees at kickoff with a wind chill of negative-27 and conditions didn’t improve. Coach Andy Reid’s mustache froze, Patrick Mahomes’ helmet cracked and the Chiefs jumped to a 10-0 lead early and won easily.

The playoffs feature an intriguing QB mix, from vets to rooks, comeback kids, Super Bowl winners and losers, all trying to topple the king.

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.

With the Cincinnati Bengals needing the Denver Broncos to lose to the Kansas City Chiefs, some NFL fans thought that the Chiefs deliberately tanked their Week 18 game to eliminate the dangerous Bengals.

Chiefs achieved their top objective: having their starters as healthy and as fresh as possible for the playoffs in two weeks.

The gauntlet that is the NFL regular season is over, and the seven teams in each conference that managed to separate themselves over that 17-game marathon are the only ones who remain standing.

Now that the Kansas City Chiefs are enjoying their well-earned (and much-needed) bye week, let’s rank their potential AFC opponents through the postseason. The Steelers are entering the playoffs on the heels of four straight losses — and seem to have no answers on either side of the ball.