Patrick Mahomes sees that the Kansas City Chiefs did not meet the “standard” following the AFC Championship game elimination at the hands of the Cincinnati Bengals.

At one point during the AFC title game between the Chiefs and Bengals, it seemed as if Mahomes and company were going to cruise to a blowout win. However, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow had other plans in mind, as he guided the team back from a 21-3 deficit and the eventual win in the overtime period.

Overall, Mahomes believes that simply playing in the AFC title game is not enough, which he touched on during his post-game press conference.

“The leaders on this team know this isn't our standard,” Mahomes said.

The Chiefs turned around their campaign following the notable 3-4 start to the season. Even as they mounted an eight-game winning streak and notched a pair of home playoff wins, Mahomes very well sees that this was an underwhelming finish to the Chiefs’ season.

As is expected to be the case on the defensive side of the ball, the Chiefs will have plenty of offseason dilemmas regarding just which free agents on offense they should look to re-sign. For one, wide receiver Byron Pringle will be out of a contract in March.

It will be noteworthy to see on the route Chiefs general manager Brett Veach aims to take in the free agency period later this year.