If the Chiefs beat the Raiders on Black Friday, Patrick Mahomes will have his 100th win as a starting quarterback, counting the postseason.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes spoke with reporters on Tuesday about the challenges and injuries the team has faced so far this season. He discussed his leadership during tough times and his trust in his teammates.

The Kansas City Chiefs hit the Thanksgiving mile marker on the NFL calendar at 10-1, but they are not exactly as dominating as that record would suggest. The defending back-to-back champions have been engulfed in one-score games throughout the season but have come out the other side with a victory each time.

With 1:55 left in the game, Panthers quarterback Bryce Young completed a touchdown pass to Chuba Hubbard to put Carolina within two of the Chiefs. Carolina then was able to get the two-point conversion to tie the game.

There's been a fair amount of concern about the state of the Chiefs offense for much of this season, but things looked pretty good for the final three quarters of last Sunday's game against the Raiders.

Nothing ignites a good NFL discussion quite like quarterbacks. They're the most important ingredient in a championship recipe, after all. All signal-callers are at least partially a product of their situations,