Though Mahomes has some way to go to match Brady’s seven Super Bowl wins and 35 playoff game wins, the 29-year-old possesses a higher playoff win percentage (85 per cent against Brady’s 72.9) as well as a higher EPA and a better TD-interception ratio, and he has more rushing touchdowns and first downs than Brady (43 to 35).
Patrick Mahomes on the verge of history as Chiefs quarterback chases GOAT legacy A third Super Bowl in a row would see Mahomes achieve something that even Tom Brady could not.
Mahomes has been the architect of three double-digit Super Bowl comeback victories, with his 333 yards and two touchdowns at Super Bowl 58 just one example of the performance level that he has produced when the stakes are at their highest.
And Mahomes comes into Sunday’s game with a chance to make yet more history, where a third straight Super Bowl win – and a fourth overall – would already cement his place among the game’s all-time greats at the tender age of just 29.
Brady’s seven Super Bowl wins means that it is difficult to rule against the 47-year-old, with the circumstances of his seventh win – with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the age of 43, against Mahomes – further enhancing his reputation.
