Patrick Mahomes is attempting to become the first quarterback in NFL history to win three Super Bowls in a row - that goes for his Kansas City Chiefs team-mates as well.
Arguably the best player of his generation, Mahomes nearly eclipses many who came before him in per-game performance, due to his consistency in nearly every part of his game.
Mahomes creates magic in the pocket and has shown exceptional running ability when opposing defences force him to scramble.
Although Mahomes was not the top performer of the regular season or play-offs, his career passer rating reflects his consistent excellence.
This system takes into account yards, touchdowns, interceptions, and completions per attempts, to calculate a rating on a scale of 0 to 158.3.
A quarterback is the most important position in the sport. They lead the offensive side of the team and their ability to pass accurately, adjust strategies, and remain composed under pressure is crucial for success.
Modern players also contribute as dual threats, using both passing and running to challenge defences.
A lot of Mahomes' game is down to his passing like his rating suggests, with a career completion percentage of 66.6% in the regular season, which is the eighth best of all time.
In the play-offs, he steps it up a notch to 67.8%, the second best in NFL history.
He also boasts an astonishingly low interception rate with only 1.8% of his passes picked off in the regular season and 1.1% in the play-offs, top 10 among all quarterbacks.
His passing in particular is really special because of how productive he is. He makes a lot more completions than nearly every major quarterback in the league currently and that translates into an elevated amount of passing yards.
Mahomes throws for an average of 289 yards per game in the regular season, which leads the NFL's all-time list, and he is third in passes completed per game with an average of nearly 25.
Those statistics stay somewhat the same in the post-season. The only like-for-like quarterback in the regular season is Drew Brees, an all-time great with a solitary Super Bowl ring.
Though Mahomes has some natural speed he isn't at the same level as quarterbacks like Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens, who was the regular season MVP in 2019 and 2023.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, Mahomes opposite number for the Super Bowl, is also a prolific ball runner.
Five-time Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady, widely regarded as the all-time greatest quarterback with seven Super Bowl wins, played to his strength of passing with below average running ability.
But the evolution of the position has resulted in more quarterbacks rushing the ball to gain yards.
With an exceptional tight end in Travis Kelce and young talent like rookie wide receiver Xavier Worthy, Mahomes has options to catch some of his more audacious passes.
He tends to be more acrobatic than most elite quarterbacks, who rely on an almost mechanical and repeatable motion.
A baseball pitcher growing up, in past interviews he has attributed his throwing skill to playing that game.
Older generations of modern quarterbacks like Brady, Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers all tended to pass a lot more than Mahomes and let the running back gain most of the yards on the ground.
Mahomes is a dual threat to run the ball or pass, an unusual versatility for a player in his position that makes it difficult for opposing teams to defend against him.
In seven years as a NFL starter, he has built a resume worthy of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but the question is whether Mahomes can sustain this kind of performance over a long period to be regarded as greater than Brady.
