Patrick Mahomes is chasing Tom Brady’s Super Bowl glory, but he knows there’s a long way to go

“There’s a reason that he’s so far ahead of everyone else.”

Most consider Patrick Mahomes to be the NFL’s best active quarterback. Taken a step further, some believe him (and his unique voice) to be one of the greatest ever to play, if not the most talented. But as the Kansas City Chiefs talisman gets set to play in his third career Super Bowl this Sunday, he’s still working on chasing Tom Brady, a.k.a. the “GOAT.”

Even if Mahomes and the Chiefs were to beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 57, he’d still be five rings short of the legendary Brady’s career seven titles. In his iconic career, Brady, of course, also played in 10 Super Bowls overall.

While Mahomes knows there’s a long way to go to match Brady, he maintained he’d take it one Super Bowl at a time on Monday:

Now there’s an apt answer from someone vying to be the GOAT in his own right. Mahomes definitely understands the comparisons he gets to Brady. But they probably can’t be justifiable until he has at least a few more Super Bowl wins. For now, all he can do is show respect for the achievements of an all-timer.

If it’s any consolation, Mahomes is only 27. He still has plenty of time to catch Brady in the long run.