Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen carries the ball during the first half of a divisional round NFL playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Saturday. (AP photo)

Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen have something in common besides being three of the four starting quarterbacks remaining in the playoffs.

The three were picked in the first round by teams coming off a playoff berth in Green Bay, Kansas City and Buffalo.

The Packers took Aaron Rodgers 24th overall in 2005 despite having Brett Favre on the roster. Favre had led Green Bay to a 10-win season and playoff berth in 2004 and remained the starter for Rodgers’ first three seasons. The Packers then made Rodgers the starter in 2008 and have made the playoffs 10 times since then with one Super Bowl title.

The Chiefs made their move for a quarterback in 2017 after back-to-back playoff appearances the previous two years with Alex Smith as their starter. Kansas City traded up 17 spots to take Mahomes and gave him the starting role in 2018. All Mahomes has done in that time is win the 2018 MVP award, get named Super Bowl MVP last year and put the Chiefs in position to get back there this season.

The pick Kansas City got to take Mahomes came from Buffalo, which ended up with star cornerback Tre’Davious White that season along with extra first- and third-rounders. The Bills then traded up five spots the next year to draft Allen, who has emerged as a star this season.

Since 2000, a playoff team has used a first-round pick on a quarterback seven times overall.

The Broncos did it twice, taking Jay Cutler in 2006 and Paxton Lynch in 2016.