Legacies are often defined by championships. Tom Brady is considered the GOAT largely because of the fact that he’s won more Super Bowls than any NFL team. Brady is still the greatest, but Chiefs‘ quarterback Patrick Mahomes, by virtue of Kansas City’s 38-35 win over the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, has taken real estate on the Mount Rushmore of Super Bowl era quarterbacks.
Mahomes is now one of 13 starting quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl wins to his credit. The 27-year-old joins a list of some of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, a list that continues to be headlined by Brady, who won his last Super Bowl at Mahomes’ expense two years ago.
Mahomes isn’t the GOAT (yet), but his early career success has catapulted him near the top of the list of Super Bowl era quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl wins. Here’s a complete look at the list and where Mahomes fits.
1. Tom Brady (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, LIII, LV)
By every measurement, Brady is the greatest quarterback — and arguably the greatest player — in NFL history. The recently-retired star walked away with seven Super Bowl wins, five Super Bowl MVPs and 10 Super Bowl starts. He also owns just about every significant career milestone for a quarterback.
2. Peyton Manning (XLI, 50)
Like Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, Manning would have won more titles had he not played in the same era as Brady. The fact that Palmer had to face arguably the greatest golfer in history did not diminish his legacy, nor does Manning sharing the same era with Brady take away from his greatness. Manning, after all, is the owner of a record five league MVP trophies. He was also the first quarterback to win Super Bowls with multiple franchises. Manning was also 3-1 against Brady in AFC championship games.
3. Joe Montana (XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV)
Montana raised the bar as far as big game quarterbacks are concerned. He was the second quarterback to win four Super Bowls and was the first player to win three Super Bowl MVP awards. Joe Cool never threw an interception in the Super Bowl while out-playing Hall of Famers Dan Marino and John Elway in two of his Super Bowl wins.
Montana wasn’t bad in the regular season, either, as he is the proud owner of back-to-back league MVP awards.
4. Patrick Mahomes (LIV, LVIII)
Mahomes, Brady and Montana are the only quarterbacks with multiple league and Super Bowl MVP…
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