{"id":167082,"date":"2021-01-31T00:46:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T21:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/brady-mahomes-rubber-match-has-a-lot-to-live-up-to\/"},"modified":"2021-01-31T00:46:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T21:46:18","slug":"brady-mahomes-rubber-match-has-a-lot-to-live-up-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brady-mahomes-rubber-match-has-a-lot-to-live-up-to\/","title":{"rendered":"#Brady-Mahomes rubber match has a lot to live up to"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9affa9e04\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9affa9e04\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brady-mahomes-rubber-match-has-a-lot-to-live-up-to\/#Brady-Mahomes_I\" >Brady-Mahomes I<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brady-mahomes-rubber-match-has-a-lot-to-live-up-to\/#Brady-Mahomes\" >Brady-Mahomes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brady-mahomes-rubber-match-has-a-lot-to-live-up-to\/#Brady-Mahomes_III\" >Brady-Mahomes III<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brady-mahomes-rubber-match-has-a-lot-to-live-up-to\/#Brady-Mahomes_IV\" >Brady-Mahomes IV<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Brady-Mahomes rubber match has a lot to live up to<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Let\u2019s stop assuming Super Bowl 2021 is the final Tom Brady-Patrick Mahomes matchup.<\/p>\n<p>That was an incorrect prediction in November, and who is to say they won\u2019t meet again in next year\u2019s Super Bowl? Or the one after that? Or in the 2024 regular season, when Brady will be 47 years old?<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s just enjoy Brady-Mahomes V for what is: the Greatest of All-Time against the Greatest at This Time. To get warmed up, here is a look back at their four previous matchups:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brady-Mahomes_I\"><\/span>Brady-Mahomes I<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Patriots 43, Chiefs 40<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oct. 14, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No matter which stance you took headed into this <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> \u2014 \u201cMahomes can\u2019t really be <em>this<\/em> good!\u201d or the \u201cPatriots\u2019 reign of dominance is over!\u201d \u2014 you were wrong.<\/p>\n<p>In his first season as a starter, Mahomes was setting the NFL on fire with 1,513 yards and 14 touchdowns during the Chiefs\u2019 5-0 start. Facing a Bill Belichick-coached defense was supposed to cool him off.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots slept through September \u2014 as they often did in the 2010s \u2014 and were 3-2 when the Chiefs visited.<\/p>\n<p>Brady needed everything he had to earn his 200th career win as a starter. The Chiefs rallied from a 24-9 halftime deficit by scoring on five of six second-half possessions, with Mahomes throwing three of his four touchdown passes to Tyreek Hill. Kareem Hunt had 185 yards from scrimmage in one of his final games before he was cut for shoving and kicking a woman.<\/p>\n<p>The teams combined for 30 fourth-quarter points, but Brady had the ball last, driving to set up a 28-yard field goal in the final seconds. The quarterbacks combined for 689 passing yards.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Super Bowl 2021\" class=\"wp-image-17195370 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/Chiefs_Patriots_Football.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/Chiefs_Patriots_Football.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/Chiefs_Patriots_Football.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/Chiefs_Patriots_Football.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/Chiefs_Patriots_Football.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brady-Mahomes\"><\/span>Brady-Mahomes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Patriots 37, Chiefs 31 (OT)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 20, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Again, Brady had the ball last, so the Patriots won. This time, in the AFC Championship game to set up a Super Bowl win.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs trailed 14-0 at the half \u2014 frustrated by man-to-man coverage \u2014 but led 28-24 until the crazy last minute of regulation. An interception of Brady should\u2019ve ended the game, but Dee Ford lined up offsides, and his penalty gave the Patriots a second chance. Rex Burkhead\u2019s go-ahead touchdown wasn\u2019t enough because Mahomes hit back-to-back passes covering 48 yards to set up the tying field goal.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots won the coin toss and Brady converted three third-and-10s on the winning 13-play drive to make sure Mahomes never touched the ball in overtime.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brady-Mahomes_III\"><\/span>Brady-Mahomes III<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Chiefs 23, Patriots 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dec. 8, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two big differences from the previous matchups: Mahomes got off to a fast start, and the Chiefs \u2014 with the additions of coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and safety Tyrann Mathieu \u2014 had a capable defense.<\/p>\n<p>Brady and Edelman connected on a first-quarter, flea-flicker touchdown, but the Chiefs led for the final 43 minutes after Mahomes\u2019 48-yard touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman.<\/p>\n<p>With the Patriots trailing 23-13 early in the fourth quarter, officials blew a call by ruling N\u2019Keal Harry out of bounds at the 3-yard line as he dove into the end zone. The Patriots were unable to challenge \u2014 replays showed two inches of space between Harry\u2019s foot and the sideline \u2014 and settled for a field goal.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams finished the season 12-4, but the Chiefs got a bye, and the Patriots had to play (and lost to the Titans) in the first round of the playoffs because of this head-to-head tiebreaker.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brady-Mahomes_IV\"><\/span>Brady-Mahomes IV<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Chiefs 27, Buccaneers 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nov. 29, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mahomes threw for 462 yards, including 269 and three touchdowns to Hill \u2014 who had 203 receiving yards and two TDs in the first quarter alone. It was the third straight home loss for the Buccaneers, who fell to 7-5 as a fringe playoff contender headed to a bye week.<\/p>\n<p>The big-play Hill became the third player since 1980 with 200 receiving yards in a single quarter, but his last catch of the day \u2014 an 8-yarder on third-and-7 \u2014 was significant because it allowed the Chiefs to run out the clock. Brady threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes to Mike Evans and finished with 345 yards, so one more possession might have turned the game.<\/p>\n<p>The Buccaneers have not lost since.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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