Patrick Mahomes set to play first game as a father of three – How did Tom Brady play in his?

Emmanuel Acho discusses whether all the pressure is on Patrick Mahomes in the Kansas City Chiefs' Divisional Round matchup against the Houston Texans. The Chiefs' top starters, including Mahomes, have not played since Christmas.

Patrick Mahomes will take the field for the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday for the first time as a father of three children. 

Mahomes and his wife Brittany welcomed their newest daughter, Golden Raye, on Jan. 12. The quarterback was fortunate enough to have earned a bye week for the weekend of Golden Raye's arrival, but returned to practice just days later. 

Now he is set to face the Houston Texans in the divisional round playoff game. He bears the historic pressure of trying to lead his team to a third straight Super Bowl – something no team has ever done – alongside the personal pressure of fathering another newborn girl. 

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Patrick Mahomes and wife Brittany leave the field following his Super Bowl win in February.  (Matt Slocum)

As the only active quarterback with a realistic shot to contend with Tom Brady in all-time legacy discussion, Mahomes faces a much higher-stakes task than Brady did when he took the field as a father of three for the first time. 

Brady welcomed his third child, daughter Vivian Lake, on Dec. 5, 2012 – weeks before any do-or-die playoff action. 

But the stakes were still pretty high. And like Mahomes, Brady's first game after having his third child also came against the Houston Texans. 

Brady and the New England Patriots welcomed a Texans team that led the AFC at the time with an 11-1 record into Gilette Stadium for a Monday Night Football showdown. Brady had the Patriots at a 9-3 record, as they looked to chase