There’s no shortage of mind-boggling Patrick Mahomes stats to date. In only his first year as a starting quarterback, the AFC West signal caller took home the NFL’s Most Valuable Player Award at 23 years of age. Each year since Mahomes rose to a starting job, the Kansas City Chiefs have made the AFC’s Conference Championship contest. Not once have they missed the big game since.
That makes for an active streak of seven-consecutive Conference Championship appearances; one short of the record Tom Brady and the New England Patriots set from 2011-2018.
Patrick Mahomes just wins football games more than anyone else–literally. With a winning percentage of .793%, no quarterback in the history of the NFL with at least 100 starts has a higher percentage of wins than Mahomes does.
But perhaps the most impressive Mahomes stat is the one Trey Wingo shared with the world.
“Since 2001, there have been 125 drives in the NFL’s postseason where it was at least the fourth-quarter and there was under one minute to play, and the team on offense trailed by seven points or fewer at the start. Out of those 125 drives, only 40% of the time did the team on offense pull off the magic trick to get the points they needed. In other words, a touchdown or field goal to either win the game or tie the game/send it to overtime.”
Tom Brady, for example, succeeded in these moments on five-of-11 occasions (46%). Drew Brees, a second legendary quarterback, converted 3-of-6 times (50%).
Where does Patrick Mahomes fit into all of this? Well, he stands as the only quarterback who’s perfect in this situation. Mahomes has found himself in this instance seven times, converting on all seven occasions.
Bet against Kansas City’s signal caller at your own risk.
And still, the most impressive achievement may be on the horizon for AFC West QB Patrick Mahomes
Thanks to all of his winning, Mahomes is one game away from doing what no player has ever done: winning three consecutive Super Bowls with the same club. Not even Tom Brady was able to accomplish this feat, although ‘The G.O.A.T.’ did win three in a four-year span.
If Mahomes is able to lead the Kansas City Chiefs to their third-straight Super Bowl, it will, undoubtedly, be his most impressive achievement yet.
But make no mistake–it isn’t only Patrick Mahomes contributing to this success. Football is, after all, the ultimate team sport. Similar to how Brady was equipped with Bill Belichick and a consistent top-tier defense, Mahomes has Andy Reid and an elite defense of his own to help pile up victories.
Steve Spagnuolo, the Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator, is the only coordinator in league-history to be a Super Bowl champion on four occasions. He’s also the only coordinator in league-history to lift the Lombardi Trophy with two different clubs, doing so with the New York Giants as well.
As first-team All-Pro Chris Jones puts it, as long as no team takes Spagnuolo away from the Chiefs, Kansas City will continue to win.
But even with the star-studded cast making life easier, Mahomes is still the one making plays when it matters most–just as Brady did. No amount of help he has makes that untrue. With 43 passing touchdowns across 20 postseason contests, the 29-year-old averages more than two scores per game.
Neither Brady, nor Joe Montana, nor Brett Favre, nor Peyton Manning share this accomplishment.
Of course, Mahomes has a ways to go before his career goes pound-for-pound with those signal callers. However, with a win in Super Bowl LIX, he’ll be on pace to finish at the top of the quarterback pyramid.
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