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Patrick Mahomes doesn’t crack Joe Montana’s top 3 QBs list | A to Z Sports
K.C. has gone to five Super Bowls, winning three. However, that’s apparently not good enough for Mahomes to crack the top 3 of Montana’s top QBs list, which he revealed while visiting with the Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday.
“I’m taking the guy in Buffalo (Bills QB Josh Allen)” Montana said. “Obviously, (Cincinnati Bengals QB) Joe Burrow’s another guy I like a lot. And believe it or not, I like the guy with the (Los Angeles) Chargers (Justin Herbert). I think [he’s] kind of gone by the wayside there. I just like the way all those three guys are. I do also like the guy in Philly (Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts).”
McAfee began the conversation by excluding 49ers QB Brock Purdy, because he would have obviously been Montana’s top guy given their San Francisco connection. In total, Montana placed five QBs ahead of Mahomes in Purdy, Allen, Burrow, Herbert, and Hurts. When asked about Mahomes, Montana gave an odd reasoning for not putting him higher.
“I think I would have if he was younger,” Montana responded.
Patrick Mahomes Lands at No. 5 in the NFL Top 100 Rankings | The Mothership
Mahomes checked in at No. 5 in this year’s rankings, which were voted on by the players themselves. Only Eagles’ running back Saquon Barkley, Ravens’ quarterback Lamar Jackson, Bills’ quarterback Josh Allen and Bengals’ wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase earned a higher ranking than Mahomes.
Here’s a portion of what NFL.com’s Michael Baca wrote about the Chiefs’ veteran quarterback:
“The two-time most valuable player once again faced adversity with a depleted receiving corps in 2024, resulting in the second straight year without a 1,000-yard pass catcher. Of course, that didn’t prevent Mahomes from leading Kansas City to a 15-1 record as a starter and a third straight Super Bowl appearance. While he burst onto the scene with incredible passing numbers, winning football games has been the 29-year-old’s specialty — achieving such success with incredible field awareness in the pocket and on the run, with his biggest plays often coming in the fourth quarter, where he led the league in fourth-quarter comebacks (five) and game-winning drives (seven) this past season. Mahomes’ knack for making the impossible throws also sets him apart, and although the numbers might have prevented Mahomes from making his seventh straight Pro Bowl, there’s arguably no other QB you’d want with the game on the line.”
Mahomes was the fifth member of the Chiefs to appear on the list, joining center Creed Humphrey (No. 93), cornerback Trent McDuffie (No. 81), tight end Travis Kelce (No. 37) and defensive lineman Chris Jones (No. 12).
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