Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes gets brutally honest on GOAT status with Tom Brady take

While Patrick Mahomes may not feel as if he is close to Tom Brady yet, the two legendary quarterbacks’ numbers are still interesting to compare considering some of their career parallels. Both played just a single game as a rookie, with Brady sitting behind Drew Bledsoe and Mahomes backing up Alex Smith. They each got their chance as second-year players and fully took advantage of the opportunity.

Over the first seven seasons of their respective careers, both played 96 games in total, led their teams to 70 or more regular-season wins, and won three Super Bowls. The individual numbers, as you may expect in an era where efficiency and passing have become points of focus, heavily favor Mahomes.

To this point in their respective careers, Mahomes is far outpacing Brady, the NFL’s all-time leader in passing attempts, completions, touchdowns, and yards. Mahomes has thrown about 500 more passes, nearly 7,000 more yards,  and 72 more touchdowns while throwing 15 fewer interceptions.

While Mahomes said he cannot touch Brady in terms of his full career just yet, he did say the start he has had to his NFL career is among the best.

“I’ve had at least one of the top three starts to a career,” Mahomes said. “I’ll put it that way.” Time said Mahomes mentioned Brady, Joe Montana, and Dan Marino in that conversation.

While he appears capable of crushing numerous records and making a legitimate case of being the greatest football player to ever live, Mahomes may not play as long as those players, each of whom played at least 16 seasons, with Brady having played 23 seasons and reportedly open to a comeback.

“I’ve looked, if I played until Tom’s age, my daughter would be 19, 20 years old,” Mahomes said. “I would love to play that long,” he says. “At the same time, I want to be there for my daughter. If I can do that, I’ll continue to play. But if I feel like it’s taking away from my family time, that’s when I’ll know it’s time to go.”

Next season, Mahomes and the Chiefs will have a chance to do what no other team has ever done before: win a third consecutive Super Bowl.