The first time Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to the AFC championship game, back in January 2019, he was a first-year starter who had just guided a long-suffering franchise to a divisional rout of the Indianapolis Colts.

The Chiefs quarterback was at the center of at least two questionable calls in Saturday's divisional round game.

Chiefs fatigue is a real thing across the country, even among NFL players. But is all that negative energy hurting or helping the team?