Congratulations Pouring In For Patrick Mahomes On Monday
Congratulations are pouring in for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes on Monday.
The 2024 NFL season was a tough one for Mahomes. He lost the NFL's MVP award to another quarterback, Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills. He lost the Super Bowl, 40-22, to Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles. And heading into the 2025 season, some believe that he's no longer the best quarterback in the league.
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But on Monday, ESPN released its list of the 10 best quarterbacks in the league, heading into the 2025 regular season.
Where does Patrick Mahomes come in?
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 09: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs looks on during warmups prior to Super Bowl LIX against the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by)Mahomes has been ranked the No. 1 quarterback in the league, once again, by ESPN heading into the 2025 season.
"Mahomes' grip on the top spot is loosening slightly. After dominating the voting with back-to-back No. 1 rankings in convincing fashion, Mahomes garnered around 60% of the first-place votes this year, which is still impressive but well short of last year, when he received all but one first-place vote," ESPN wrote.
"He has finished eighth in QBR the past two years; from 2018 through 2022, he finished first or second four times. Rarely does Mahomes look as frazzled as he did vs. Philadelphia in Super Bowl LIV."
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It's another major honor for Mahomes.
"The national narrative about Mahomes has really shifted to where they are pretending the other top QBs are in his stratosphere 🤦🏽♂️. Whatever drives clicks and views, I guess," one fan wrote.
"Mahomes gets the most calls, which is an advantage, still the gold standard for throwing off-platform," one fan added.
"There's a clear and obvious Big Four in the NFL right now and I think you can defend putting the three outside of Mahomes (Allen, Jackson, Burrow) in any order. Dropping any of them outside 4—someone had Lamar at 6!—is silly, though," ESPN's Mina Kimes added.
Where would you rank Mahomes heading into the 2025 NFL regular season?
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