Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes II admitted being one of the "older guys" in the locker room.
Yet the 28 year old quarterback continues to pile up accomplishments at an incredible rate. Kansas City beat Baltimore 17-10 on Sunday and advanced to Super Bowl 58 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nev., on Feb. 11. The Chiefs are in position to win their third Super Bowl in five seasons.
At that rate, would Mahomes actually be in position to take a run at Tom Brady? How long will Mahomes play in the NFL? He answered that question in an interview with Sporting News on July 11.
"I want to play for a lot longer, especially the quarterback position," Mahomes told SN. "You're given the opportunity to do that now and you see it around the league, but you have to keep that pedal down. You can't let up because guys are always coming to try to win that championship. I want to try to do what I can to win some more."
How much more can Mahomes accomplish? Is a run at Tom Brady – who won seven Super Bowls in a 23-year career with the Patriots and Buccaneers – possible? A look at Mahomes' playoff record, AFC championship record and Super Bowl accomplishments heading into the AFC championship matchup against Baltimore.
MORE: Inside Patrick Mahomes' record in AFC championship games
How old is Patrick Mahomes?
Mahomes turned 28 on Sept. 17, 2023. He was the No. 10 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. Mahomes has played seven seasons with Kansas City. He has the second highest passer rating of all time among NFL quarterbacks at 103.5, which is just behind Aaron Rodgers at 103.6. Mahomes has 28,424 passing yards, 219 TDs and 63 interceptions.
Patrick Mahomes playoff record
Mahomes has a 14-3 playoff record, the best among active quarterbacks. He passed Aaron Rodgers – who is 11-10 – by leading the Chiefs to victories against the Dolphins, Bills and Ravens in this year's playoffs.
Mahomes has the highest winning percentage among quarterbacks with at least 14 playoff victories. With the victory against Baltimore, Mahomes moved into a four-way tie with Terry Bradshaw, John Elway and Peyton Manning with 14 playoff victories.
The only quarterbacks with more are Tom Brady (35-13) and Joe Montana (16-7).
NFL QBs playoff victories
| QB | W | L | PCT |
| Tom Brady | 35 | 13 | .729 |
| Joe Montana | 16 | 7 | .696 |
| Patrick Mahomes | 14 | 3 | .824 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 14 | 5 | .737 |
| John Elway | 14 | 7 | .667 |
| Peyton Manning | 14 | 13 | .519 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 13 | 10 | .565 |
| Brett Favre | 13 | 11 | .542 |
Patrick Mahomes AFC championship record
Mahomes is now 4-2 in the AFC championship game – but he is ahead of the pace that Tom Brady set during his career, according Sportico’s Lev Akabas:
Patrick Mahomes is 28 years old and will play in his 6th AFC Championship on Sunday, going for his 14th playoff win
— Lev Akabas (@LevAkabas) January 26, 2024
By his 34th birthday, Tom Brady had only played in 4 AFC Championships and won 12 playoff games
Brady was 10-4 in conference championship games. That is double the number of appearances as the next quarterbacks in Roger Staubach (5-2) and Joe Montana (4-3). Steve Young had seven conference championship appearances, but he was 1-3 as starter and was a backup for Montana for three of those games.
Mahomes is tied with John Elway (5-1) and Terry Bradshaw (4-2) with six AFC championship game appearances.
The Chiefs have made the AFC championship in six straight seasons. Brady led the Patriots to eight straight AFC championship games from 2011-18.
Patrick Mahomes Super Bowl record
Mahomes is 2-1 in the Super Bowl and one of 13 quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl victories. He is the eighth quarterback to make a fourth Super Bowl appearance.
Four quarterbacks have at least three Super Bowl victories as a starter. That list includes Brady, Montana, Bradshaw and Troy Aikman.
A look at when those quarterbacks won their second and third Super Bowls shows the impressive track record of Mahomes.
| PLAYER | SBs | AGE 2ND SB | AGE 3RD SB |
| Tom Brady | 7 | 26 | 27 |
| Troy Aikman | 3 | 27 | 29 |
| Patrick Mahomes | 2 | 27 | ? |
| Terry Bradshaw | 4 | 27 | 30 |
| Joe Montana | 4 | 28 | 32 |
QBs with two Super Bowls and two MVPs
Mahomes is one of four quarterbacks who has won multiple Super Bowls and NFL MVP awards. He has two Super Bowl rings and two NFL MVP awards.
That group includes Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Joe Montana. A look at how Mahomes stacks up in that conversation:
| QB | SBs | MVPs | SBs + MVPs |
| Tom Brady | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Joe Montana | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Patrick Mahomes | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Patrick Mahomes vs. Tom Brady Super Bowls
When Brady retired after the 2022 season, it was unthinkable that any quarterback who could make a run at seven Super Bowl championships and 10 appearances.
Yet Mahomes is giving us something to think about. Mahomes has four Super Bowl appearances in his first seven seasons – one of which was spent as a backup.
If Mahomes wins a third Super Bowl this season and can match Brady’s longevity – then in theory he would need four Super Bowls in 16 seasons to tie Brady. The fact this is a conversation speaks to just how amazing Mahomes has been to this point in his career.
