Patrick Mahomes of the @Chiefs is the only NFL QB in the last 30 years to go 8-for-8 or better with 27+ rushing yards on any single drive in any game, regular season or postseason.

He did it in OT in the Super Bowl. pic.twitter.com/oWxqwB2Hly

— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) February 12, 2024

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Epic final drive to win a championship:

Patrick Mahomes on OT drive:
8 for 8 for 42 yards, 1 TD
2 carries for 27 yards, 2 1st downs

He provided 69 of Kansas City's 75 yards

— Josh Dubow (@JoshDubowAP) February 12, 2024

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Never A Doubt ⏰ pic.twitter.com/yidq96jwvp

— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) February 12, 2024

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Yup.
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Niners chose mega bust Solomon Thomas #3 overall when they needed a quarterback in the 2017 Draft and could have chosen Mahomes. It has now cost them 2 rings. That’s a very tough pill to swallow on their end.
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And when they traded up to #3 to draft what they thought was their version of Mahomes in Trey Lance… that was a disaster as well.
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Patrick Mahomes vs Tom Brady

First 7 Seasons pic.twitter.com/3FAFjjpGvk

— Travis May (@FF_TravisM) February 12, 2024

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1st Player since Joe Montana in 1984 w/ 300+ passing yards & 50+ rushing yards in a Super Bowl Win
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Mahomes and Pop were trading back and forth throughout the game for Chiefs postseason rushing king.

Mahomes 19 yard run got him atop the list again :-)


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And Brady did that shit with top 10 defenses to start his career.
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I love those stats, but I learned something a long while back in baseball - historical greatness is largely determined by the back half of these guys careers.

Tom Glavine was, I thought, the best example. At 30 years old he was, I thought, a very good pitcher. But hell, guys like Corey Kluber were better through 30 than Glavine. Glavine is great because of what he did from 31 and forward...

Brady's the same way. Hell, Jordan is. These guys were as great in the 2nd half of their career, when 'on the downhill slide' as they were as they entered and were in their primes.

Now maybe Mahomes is the exception to the rule; a Sandy Koufax or Pedro Martinez. A guy so preternaturally good that he's an all-timer based on a short body of work. Hell, we KNOW he is. But if he wants to clear Tom Brady in the eyes of many, it'll likely be what happens AFTER he's 35 that decides it. That's how crazy the numbers Brady put up were. Not because of what he did, but how long he did it and how long he sustained at that level.
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I re-watched that draft a couple years back and it was hilarious watching guys swoon over John Lynch for that Thomas pick. One guy (maybe Mayock?) actually said "wait a minute - don't they need a QB?" but even he was shocked they didn't take Watson.

And had that team taken Watson, they wouldn't be here. Because they'd have extended him and they don't have CMC. They may not have Deebo. They almost certainly don't have Bosa because they don't go 4-12 in 2018 with Watson at QB.
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