Why Tom Brady Still Beats Out Patrick Mahomes In GOAT Debate

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has a shot to make history in Super Bowl LIX against the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 9.

But will it be enough to end the ultimate debate of whether Mahomes or seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback of all time? Mahomes is a victory shy of recording the NFL’s first-ever three-peat in the Super Bowl era (since 1966) and already surpassed Joe Montana for the second most playoff wins (17) ever recorded — Brady is the all-time leader with 35 career playoff victories.

“I can see where he could pass Brady. It’s possible. But one of the things you have to do, bro, that you just can’t gloss over is longevity,” Travis Thomas said on NESN’s “Boston Has Entered The Chat” podcast. “That’s one of the things that made Tom great. Tom technically, if you really wanna break it down, had three Hall of Fame careers in one. He had the early Super Bowls when the defense was winning them and then he had that break in between when didn’t win a Super Bowl but his numbers were incredible, and then he has the Super Bowls in the back end with the Patriots and the Bucs.”

Brady and the New England Patriots fell shy of recording a three-peat of their own when Nick Foles and the Eagles came out victorious in Super Bowl LII. The following season, Brady added his sixth and final title to his illustrious 20-year run with the Patriots before defeating Mahomes and the Chiefs in Super Bowl LV, 31-9, as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Jalen Hurts and the Eagles, who lost to Mahomes and the Chiefs two years ago in Super Bowl LVII, can prevent Kansas City’s historical run with a revenge win in New Orleans.

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