SUMMARY
- Fans are eager to witness the highly anticipated AFC Championship face-off between quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson.
- Richard Sherman expresses his belief that Patrick Mahomes is poised to excel more in the game than Lamar Jackson.
The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is expected to give Lamar Jackson a run for his money in the AFC Championship this time. On being asked about this face-off Jackson said that he does not hold ill will against Mahomes. He also added a few words to Mahomes’ praise. Jackson did not emerge victorious in three out of four confrontations with Mahomes.
Patrick Mahomes has been inducted into the Hall of Fame and for the first time in the league, the two MVPs below thirty will have a rip-roaring face-off with each other. In the game on January 28, 2024, Jackson and Mahomes will confront each other for the first time in the postseason. Although people have already decided their sides in the game.
Richard Sherman is betting against #Ravens Lamar Jackson:
“I’m betting against Lamar because I’ve only seen Patrick Mahomes lose in the playoffs to Burrow and Brady…it’s not about Lamar, it’s about Patrick Mahomes has found a way to win these games”pic.twitter.com/d3P7bkcYYa
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 24, 2024
The former Super Bowl winner Richard Sherman has also spoken vividly that he sees Mahomes flourishing more in the game than Jackson. He said that he has seen Mahomes form to be at an acme that is inimitable. The praise that is incoming to the Chiefs’ star is well deserving. He has leveled up himself to the standards of living legends like Tom Brady and Joe Montana in a very short span of seven seasons.
Mahomes might be already on his plane to Canton, but Jackson too is not far flung from him. He has successfully led the Ravens to the top seed of the AFC Championship. Mahomes is also expected to win his second league MVP. He had registered a few records to his name during his first MVP campaign in 2019.
Although Jackson’s luck against Mahomes has never worked well for him. Fans are highly intrigued to witness the fate that he would encounter in the final Super Bowl game.
Patrick Mahomes is on the verge of breaking Payton Manning’s record
Patrick Mahomes had an eye towards settling for new records and breaking the ceiling. In the year 2018, he succeeded in his attempt to break Payton Manning’s record of getting the highest passing scores in the first three games of the season. With his 13th touchdown in the league, Mahomes took a lead over Payton Manning in the league.
This Super Bowl season we might envisage another record to be broken by the Chiefs’ quarterback. Mahomes is on the verge of surpassing Manning’s record of passing yards which was sealed at 5477 yards in the year 2013. Mahome’s passing yards culminated to be 4496 yards at present. He needs to maintain an average of 327.3 yards per game to sign off a new record in his name.
How has Mahomes performed in this season?
Patrick Mahomes is unequivocally the prime factor owing to which Chiefs have a scope to defend their Super Bowl title. Before 2023 he started the games in all the prior five seasons. In 2022 he had registered 63 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown. 2023 has been the best season for Mahomes but retaining the NFL’s.
There is also another astounding fact associated with Mahomes that he never loses when coming off of a bye week. In his post-bye stats, it is also noticed that he runs more than usual and encounters higher rushing yards. He has been named the best male athlete at the 2023 ESPY Awards. The Chiefs won’t be defeated easily in the Super Bowl race in 2024.
Mahomes and Kelce have shown glimpses of their old form against the Bills. The concoction of both would give a tough fight against the Eagles. Jackson too has a great form and is considered to be the presumptive MVP. Their clashes will be a treat to watch.