Super Bowl 59 is in the books and the Philadelphia Eagles are back on top of the football mountain. There was no three-peat for the Kansas City Chiefs, there was barely even a fight put up by the back-to-back champs.
Patrick Mahomes worked his way into the greatest of all-time discussion during Kansas City’s run that began in 2018. He’s this generation’s Tom Brady, but according to one pundit, the GOAT conversation needs to stop.
Media Personality Discusses NFL ‘GOAT’ Debate After Super Bowl 59
Mahomes is the gold standard for this era of NFL quarterback play. He has one fewer Super Bowl win (three) than postseason losses (4), and he’s made it to the Conference Championship each year he’s been Kansas City’s starter.
He’s a first-ballot Hall of Famer once he retires, but his performance in Super Bowl 59 has ended the GOAT debate according to FS1’s Craig Carton.
“This puts the GOAT conversation to bed once and for all, and I’m again on the right side of history which makes me feel good.” The “Breakfast Ball” host is known for being critical of the Chiefs, so these comments are no surprise.
Notorious #Chiefs hater Craig Carton was ready to pounce on #Mahomes today after #SuperbowlLIX loss.
-Via @BrkfstBallOnFS1 pic.twitter.com/Pv1UHq2LYN
— Starcade Media (@StarcadeMediaKC) February 10, 2025
He continued, “It’s over, stop talking about how Patrick Mahomes is a better quarterback than Tom Brady. He’s not Tom Brady and that’s OK.”
Brady is who every current and future quarterback should aspire to be. He played for 23 years going 7-3 in 10 Super Bowl appearances with five Super Bowl MVP awards. That’s a résumé that no other player should come close to touching.
Mahomes has been in the NFL for eight seasons, seven as a starter, and his early career success gives him a leg to stand on in the GOAT debate. He’s 17-4 in the postseason and now 3-2 in the Super Bowl. Kansas City would have to make and win five more Super Bowls for Mahomes to surpass Brady.
It’s not impossible as long as Andy Reid is the head coach, but it’s a tall mountain to climb, especially since Brady beat Mahomes in their two postseason meetings.
He still has the best chance of catching Brady despite the Super Bowl 59 setback, but Carton no longer considers the Kansas City star a threat to the throne. He wasn’t even the best quarterback in Super Bowl 59 according to the FS1 host.
Craig Carton on @breakfastballonfs1 today talking about #Mahomes getting outplayed by Jalen hurts. pic.twitter.com/NLyQRPRqsq
— Starcade Media (@StarcadeMediaKC) February 10, 2025
“Patrick Mahomes got outplayed, period, stop…by Jalen Hurts.” The Philadelphia quarterback was named MVP of the game, though Philly’s defense made a strong case for a dark horse to win the MVP award.
Carton continued, “Patrick Mahomes had one of the worst Super Bowls a starting quarterback has ever had.” Neil O’Donnell in Super Bowl 30 or Peyton Manning in Super Bowl 48 might have something to say about that, but Mahomes was not good.
He finished 21 of 32 for 257 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. The stat line doesn’t look terrible, but both picks came in the first half where Mahomes went into the locker room with just 33 passing yards.
On the flip side, Hurts was nearly flawless going 17 of 22 for 221 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He added another touchdown and 72 yards on the ground. It was an MVP performance in the biggest game. Mahomes has three Super Bowl MVPs on his résumé, but he’ll have to wait for the next one.