Mahomes speaks on chasing Brady at Super Bowl Opening Night
By Jackson Tolliver, WEBN Correspondent
The Super Bowl is nothing new to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. At 28, he’s playing in his fourth, looking for his third ring. He’s been in the AFC Championship in each of his six seasons as a starter. Only one other NFL player has had a resume this impressive at this point in their career: Tom Brady. I asked Patrick if he puts any thought into becoming the greatest of all time.
“I mean, I’m not even close to halfway,” he said. “Ask me that question in 15 years and I’ll see if I can get close to seven (rings), but seven seems like a long ways away still.”
If anyone can do it, it’s Mahomes. He has proven year after year that he is consistent enough and talented enough to win multiple championships. The Chiefs are a dynasty, even when they lose offensive weapons like Tyreek Hill. This year, they lost even more talent, and people continuously wrote them off. They lost their opening game against the Detroit Lions and finished with their worst record since Mahomes took the starting job: 11-6. Even so, Mahomes never lost faith in his team.
“I’m proud of the guys,” he said. “No matter what the outside world said, they still believed and they still worked hard…I see the talent, I know they can make the plays.”
This year’s Chiefs will become the 15th team to appear in a Super Bowl the year after winning it all. They’ll look to repeat as champions for the first time since Tom Brady and the New England Patriots did it in 2004 and 2005. The only ones in their way are the San Francisco 49ers, who have a prolific defense. I asked Patrick how he plans on dealing with the pass rush.
“Obviously you gotta trust your offensive line,” he said. “Whenever I have the ball in my hand, I need to get it out of my hand. That’s the biggest thing I have to do.”
Mahomes’ only Super Bowl loss came against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, led by Tom Brady, in 2021. Brady also kept him from the Super Bowl when the Patriots beat the Chiefs in 2019. He’s rarely lost, but when he does, he remembers it.
“More than anything, I’ve lost a Super Bowl, and I know how bad that hurts,” said Mahomes. “I’m almost more addicted to staying away from that feeling than I am to hoisting the trophy.”
His fear of losing has driven Patrick Mahomes to be one of the greatest quarterbacks we have ever seen in the NFL. This Sunday, he’ll have another chance to prove it.