Tom Brady had high praise for Patrick Mahomes after the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback carried his team past the Buffalo Bills on Sunday to advance to the AFC Championship.
The NFL legend complimented Mahomes on his ability to compete in the biggest moments on the Let’s Go! podcast on Monday.
“He’s an incredible competitor, and I think it’s on display in the biggest moments,” Brady said. “So, everyone, I got a lot of questions before the game. ‘What do you think? It’s at Buffalo.’ I said, with a guy like Patrick…it doesn’t faze him. He doesn’t care that it’s in Buffalo. He wants to got out and play whoever’s the best to see how he matches up. And he always seems to play his best in the big moments.”
Brady also recalled taking on Mahomes and the Chiefs in the playoffs when he was with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Despite a lopsided game, Brady said Mahomes kept competing and gave his team the chance to win.
“He, still in those moments, was giving his team a chance to win from his athletic ability, his tenacity, his competitiveness,” Brady said. “He’s got so many of the intangibles.”
In Sunday’s win over the Bills, Mahomes threw for 215 yards and a pair of touchdowns on an efficient 17-for-23 passing. As Brady mentioned, Mahomes was huge in some critical moments. As the Chiefs trailed early in the fourth quarter, Mahomes led the offense on a 75-yard drive capped off by what would be the winning touchdown.
Mahomes has not had the best statistical season of his career by any means. He threw for just 4,183 yards and 26 touchdowns — both of those numbers being the lowest for him since 2019. As Brady explained, though, Mahomes delivers in the biggest moments, and he proved that to be true again on Sunday.
Now Mahomes, who has led the Chiefs to two Super Bowls and won two Super Bowl MVPs, is looking to get his team past the Baltimore Ravens and into a second-straight Super Bowl. Mahomes has proved time and again that he’s on his way to being one of the all-time greats, and he’ll be looking to add to his extensive resume next week in the AFC title game.
