Thereās absolutely no denying that Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomesare leading the new era of NFL quarterbacks. Theyāre walking highlights, a couple of young gunners that can always make something incredible happen.
One has already dominated the league at will, becoming the highest-paid player in NFL history and a Super Bowl champion. The other is yet to prove his worth in the playoffs but took the league by storm last year as a clear front-runner for the MVP award.
Needless to say, considering their youth and durability, itās likely that the Mahomes vs Jackson is going to become the new Peyton Manning vs Tom Brady and that theyāll go toe-to-toe for MVPs and rings for at least a decade.
Thus far, however, Mahomes has often gotten the last laugh over the former Heisman winner, as heās beaten them the two times theyāve face off. Thatās why Patrick believes that playing Lamar for the third time will be like the third time he played vs. Tom Brady.
Patrick Mahomes Says Facing Lamar Jackson Is Like Playing Vs. Tom Brady
āI had a very similar situation playing Tom Brady. I won all those games my first two years, but I lost to Tom twice. So I understand heās going to be driven. Whenever you play a team that is of his caliber and our team coming off a Super Bowl win, you know itās going to be a great game,ā Mahomes told ESPN.
Lamar Jackson has stated over and over that heās determined to silence his critics and prove his doubters wrong, and there wouldnāt be a better stage to do that than in their Monday Night Football clash vs. Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Patrick knows that the Baltimore Ravensā quarterback is locked in and desperate to get that first win over him. Thatās why we can expect this MNF clash to be an instant classic between the two most entertaining players in the league.
