It's an interesting read if they want to point out a growing rivalry and draw in attention. And it is a great matchup that will surely build on some amazing history for both of them.

But it's an unfair comparison, and one that is deceiving IMO, as in it makes it sound like it's more achievable than really is.

Brady is going into his 10th super bowl and has himself 6 rings. Amazing that Mahomes has 2 wins already and on the edge of a 3rd already! Then again, with his experience, it's also quite possible that this becomes Brady's 7th win.

Either way, the odds going forward for Mahomes to not only make it to a minimum of 4 more super bowls, but would have to win all 4 of them to currently take the lead. If Tampa Bay wins this game, then Mahomes would need to be to a minimum of 6 more appearances after this, winning all of them.

As great as he is and only getting better - I know it sounds like it's something he can achieve easily. Just 4 or so to tie and maybe 6 games tops to be the GOAT. Just 6 games more.

But as it is with the salary cap, he will have to do it with many new players over the years. High priced players like WR's, RB's, LB's & great corners. They're expensive and so is keeping your QB. So inevitably the cap gets many of your players.

Will they be able to pull off magic like Belichick did in New England? Will they be able to keep Mahomes healthy for many many years?

Just so so many factors and odds going into being able to win those very few games. And there's a reason that no one has been able to do what Brady has done, it's ain't easy!

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Patrick Mahomes' path to catching Tom Brady in the GOAT debate is more challenging than people think

“Greatest of All Time” debates are forever ongoing. There seems to be a consensus that Tom Brady is the GOAT among quarterbacks right now, but plenty of people think Patrick Mahomes could be the GOAT one day.

Sunday’s Super Bowl between Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs has been hailed, by some, as a battle of GOATs, which, of course, makes no sense.

While the argument will continue for years, whatever quarterback has the confetti drop on their shoulders this time will add a significant argument to their case. For Brady, it might even shut the door on any Mahomes comparisons going forward.

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This is where Brady-Mahomes becomes intriguing, a head-to-head matchup between the participants. This is a generational separation, the two men are 18 years in age apart – a testament to Mahomes, 25, asserting himself early and Brady, 43, hanging around long past expectations.

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Then there is the fact that he could notch his seventh Super Bowl title. No other quarterback has won more than four. None have even played in more than five. At some point the number just becomes overwhelming.

And a 7-1 advantage in Super Bowl victories over Mahomes is tougher for the challenger to overcome than 6-2.

Mahomes is a brilliant player, but there are so many circumstances needed to win it all. It’s the ultimate team game, after all.

Brady has won Super Bowls when leading just one touchdown drive (Super Bowl LIII over the Los Angeles Rams). He lost when throwing for 505 yards and three touchdowns (Super Bowl LII to Philadelphia). He won when Malcolm Butler made a brilliant interception against Seattle in Super Bowl XLIX. He lost when Asante Samuel dropped an easy one against the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII ... which was then followed by the famed “helmet catch.”

Then there was the 10-year stretch in his career – during ages 28-37, what was presumed to be his prime – when he reached two Super Bowls but lost them both in close games to the Giants.

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Rest - https://www.yahoo.com/sports/patrick...172601718.html