Patrick Mahomes' lightning touchdown sees him anointed as NFL's best QB; watch

regular-season headlines about league’s best quarterback were dominated by Baltimore Ravens star Lamar Jackson. Ravens were trailblazers in regular season, racing to a league-best 14-2 record. A shock defeat to giant-killers Tennessee Titans, however, ended ir postseason. Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City Chiefs n took over to secure a trip to Miami for Super Bowl 2020.

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Patrick Mahomes' touchdown leads Chiefs to 35-25 win over Tennessee Titans

AFC Championship game between Chiefs and Titans saw Chiefs stamp ir authority at Arrowhead Stadium. Led by Patrick Mahomes’ dominating numbers, Chiefs booked a trip to Super Bowl 2020 on Sunday night (Monday morning IST) in convincing fashion. numbers from Chiefs’ two postseason games tell an enchanting tale.

In impressive comeback win over Houston Texans and authoritative win over a Titans side fresh off victories against Patriots and Ravens, Patrick Mahomes amassed a total of 721 yards, nine touchdowns and led Chiefs to two comeback wins. While y may t have overturned as large a deficit as game against Texans, win over Titans was, regardless, a comeback win. Titans outscored Chiefs in opening period of play. However, Patrick Mahomes showed that he wasn’t too far behind Lamar Jackson by completing 23 of his 25 passes for 294 yards and three touchdowns. He n completed his highlight reel by beating two Titans players on sideline and making his way upfield by leaving three more of Titans’ defence in his wake for a run that spanned close to 64 yards.

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Patrick Mahomes’ abilities with his feet take Titans’ defence by surprise

NFL is accustomed to seeing Patrick Mahomes carve open opposition defence with his arm. However, thanks to some startlingly lax defending from Titans, Patrick Mahomes' touchdown showed that his scrambling ability is also a force to be reckoned with. Interestingly, his 64-yard rushing run was also longest by a quarterback in NFL’s postseason history, overtaking forgotten man Colin Kaepernick’s 56-yard run in 2013.

Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson signify change of guard

Lamar Jackson may be runaway favourite for MVP award, but Patrick Mahomes’ postseason showing will be remembered for years to come. likes of Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers, on or hand, had little effect on postseason proceedings. Packers were trailing 27-0 in opening two quarters, with Raheem Mostert wreaking havoc against Packers. During Titans vs Chiefs game, Patrick Mahomes led charge, blazing through a Titans defence that mand to stifle threat of MVP frontrunner Lamar Jackson and, in earlier game, Tom Brady.

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Aaron Rodgers tried his best to get score back to a respectable deficit during Packers vs 49ers game. However, Super Bowl-winning quarterback could do little as 49ers romped to a victory on back of an old-school approach rarely seen this season. Which begs question, is time running out for Aaron Rodgers? Tom Brady has arguably cemented his status as greatest quarterbacks NFL has ever seen. six-time Super Bowl champion was, however, t at height of his powers this season. With Tom Brady in his twilight years and Aaron Rodgers missing out on Super Bowl once again, are likes of Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes paving way for new guard in NFL?

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