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Tune in for the sixth meeting between Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes on Sunday. While both their teams may be slumping and neither is an MVP favorite right now, make no mistake, this is must-watch TV and the NFL’s best QB rivalry since Tom Brady and Peyton Manning.
It may not be Manning vs. Brady yet, but it is the best rivalry *since*. Before I get into the five reasons why, here are the other notable QB rivalries that have met since the last Brady vs. Manning matchup in the 2015 AFC Championship Game.
Those are some great rivalries between a lot of future Hall of Famers. But when you combine how good Allen and Mahomes have been, how incredible their matchups have been, and how often they meet, nobody tops them lately.
1. Historic production
Patrick Mahomes (2.5) and Josh Allen (2.4) rank one-two in NFL history in terms of total touchdowns per game. Mahomes is already one of the top five or ten best QBs of all-time, if he retired today. He is the NFL’s all-time leader in passer rating and passing yards per game.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a QB who puts up video game numbers quite like Allen. He already surpassed Mahomes for the most total touchdowns (209) through six seasons in NFL history.
2. Best QBs in NFL in last four years
For the last four years nobody comes close to the production put up by Mahomes and Allen. They rank one-two in QB wins, touchdown touchdowns and yards in that span, by a mile. Allen hasn’t won an MVP yet, but Mahomes and Allen have finished top three in MVP voting twice, in 2020 and 2022.
Most QB wins since 2020
1. Patrick Mahomes: 482. Josh Allen: 433. 2 players tied with 35
Most pass/rush TD since 2020
1. Josh Allen: 1632. Patrick Mahomes: 1463. Justin Herbert: 125
Most pass/rush yards since 2020
1. Patrick Mahomes: 19,3342. Josh Allen: 18,7363. Justin Herbert: 18,038
3. Big numbers in head-to-head meetings
The head-to-head matchups between these QBs have not…
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Author : Douglas Clawson
Publish date : 2023-12-07 14:33:40
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