The Kansas City Chiefs are still one of the top teams in the AFC and NFL.

Even after a disappointing loss in February that prevented the NFL’s first “three-peat,” Patrick Mahomes and Co. could come back stronger next year after offseason moves.

Former NFL quarterback and current analyst Dan Orlovsky recently offered his take on what makes Mahomes so different from the other top QBs in the league.

“The gap has never been this ridiculously big gap when it comes to Patrick, Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, and Joe Burrow,” Orlovsky said. “All three of those guys had better seasons last year than Patrick did, yes. But there is the reality that Patrick, not once, not twice, but three or four times, has played his absolute best when it’s been needed the most. Those other three guys haven’t necessarily done that. And so, is Patrick the best at the position?

“He’s still the top dog when it comes to you got to go be your very best when it’s needed the most. When it comes to the ability to play, those guys have always been kind of nipping at his heels.”

Mahomes was recently tabbed as the league’s top quarterback by ESPN’s Field Yates in his annual rankings, although he did note that the former Texas Tech Red Raiders’ signal caller’s “grip is loosening slightly.”

“Mahomes’ grip on the top spot is loosening slightly. After dominating the voting with back-to-back No. 1 rankings in convincing fashion, Mahomes garnered around 60% of the first-place votes this year, which is still impressive but well short of last year, when he received all but one first-place vote,” Yates wrote.

“He has finished eighth in QBR the past two years; from 2018 through 2022, he finished first or second four times. Rarely does Mahomes look as frazzled as he did vs. Philadelphia in Super Bowl LIV.”