Pictured Above: 25-year-old Quarterback Patrick Mahomes has the chance to establish a path to being considered the greatest football player of all time.
Courtesy of Patrick Mahomes on Facebook
By Trevor Martindale
Super Bowl LV is officially between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs, but history will know this game as the catalyst of the G.O.A.T. debate.
The G.O.A.T., or the “greatest of all time” debate, is a debate that spans across all sports. Basketball fans debate the legacies of LeBron James and Michael Jordan. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo fans argue over the soccer G.O.A.T.-hood.
Football fans have often debated over Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers; or Brady and Peyton Manning. But a potential G.O.A.T. in-the-making is on the rise – Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
At the moment, most fans believe Brady, 43, is the bonafide football G.O.A.T. – and rightfully so.
Brady has won six Super Bowl rings, three Most Valuable Player awards and four Super Bowl MVPs.
Mahomes is coming fresh off of his first Super Bowl victory and is aiming to go back to back.
Mahomes, 25, is 18 years younger than Brady. If he wins next week, he will already have one-third the amount of Brady’s rings.
If Mahomes were to ever catch up to or surpass Brady’s Super Bowl accolades, along with a victory on Sunday, it would be difficult to defend Brady’s G.O.A.T.-hood.
However, if Brady wins, it will be almost impossible to match his legacy.
Defeating Mahomes and the Chiefs would impede his legacy’s only clear threat. Even if Mahomes were to eventually catch up to Brady, he could never say he actually beat him in a game.
Super Bowls are always monumental, but regardless of the score, this one will be discussed as long as the G.O.A.T. debate continues.
