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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 23: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs reacts during the second half against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on October 23, 2022 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 23: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs reacts during the second half against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on October 23, 2022 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
One of the biggest matchups of the league will take place when the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals will go head-to-head on Sunday. It will also mark the day when the quarterbacks of both teams will try to prove one is better than the other. But for some people, it is the 27-year-old Patrick Mahomes who is a far better shot-caller than the 26-year-old Joe Burrow.
For the second time, the Chiefs and the Bengals will face each other to become the victor of the AFC Championship Game. Therefore, the debate raged between fans and analysts. They wanted to know which star quarterback is better. Nick Wright of First Things First joined the discourse and answered the long-standing question. It is one particular reason that sets him apart from the Heisman Trophy winner.
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Analysts favor Patrick Mahomes over his arch-rival
On the one hand, Mahomes already has an MVP and a Super Bowl win to his name, and he appears primed to add another after his performance this season. Burrow, on the other hand, is 3-0 versus Mahomes and the Chiefs in his NFL career, including an epic comeback last year that put the Bengals in the Super Bowl for the first time since 1989.
But what makes the lead QB of the Chiefs different from the lead QB of the Bengals is his statistics. As compared to Mahomes, Burrow has more losses. And in playoffs, the numbers are more in the favor of Mahomes.
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KANSAS CITY, MO – DECEMBER 24: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs leaps in the end zone prior to the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Arrowhead Stadium on December 24, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
“It’s ludicrous to say Joe Burrow is better than Patrick Mahomes, no matter what happens on Sunday because we can see the games…Joe Burrow has more losses than Patrick Mahomes already…Burrow’s the 2nd best QB, but this is not the Heavyweight Championship belt,” said Wright. “The most notable one is Burrow never scored 28 in the playoff game. Mahomes averages 32 in the playoffs.”
It will only be on Sunday that fans will see if Mahomes is better than the guy who owned him thrice.
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