Patrick Mahomes vs. Peyton Manning: Who Would Win?
18 18 INTRODUCTION Peyton Manning MAKING THE WIN It didn't look good for Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts The 2007 game against the New England Patriots would decide the winner of the American Football Conference AFC Championship At halftime the Colts were trailing 21-6 With just 30 minutes left few thought the Colts could win But they tied the game early in the fourth quarter After the Patriots regained the lead by three points Manning led his team down the field Colts running back Joseph Addai finished it with the game winning touchdown Manning had 349 passing yards in the game The Colts scored 32 points in the second half to win The team was going to the Super Bowl for the first time in 36 years It was the greatest AFC Championship comeback any team had ever staged
FAST FACTS Peyton Manning is the first starting quarterback to win Super Bowls with two separate teams the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos In 2013 Manning threw 55 touchdown passes in one season more than any other quarterback has thrown Patrick Mahomes holds the record for most touchdown passes thrown in a player's first 50 games with 125 In 2018 Mahomes set a Kansas City Chiefs record by throwing for 5,097 yards in the regular season Patrick Mahomes LIV 15
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes enjoyed his own playoff victory 15 years later With less than two minutes left in a 2022 AFC playoff game the Chiefs were behind the Buffalo Bills by three points Mahomes passed to wide receiver Tyreek Hill Hill ran 64 yards to score The Bills scored another touchdown before the Chiefs tied the game with a field goal In overtime Mahomes tossed the ball eight yards to Travis Kelce for a game winning touchdown Chiefs fans still remember this thrilling win Many believe that Manning and Mahomes are two of the best quarterbacks in National Football League NFL history They never played against each other But fans still debate who is the better quarterback So who really is the best Let the smackdown begin C 15 Mahomes gives high fives to fans after he helped the Chiefs beat the Bills in the 2022 playoffs
A 15 15 Mahomes is one of the best passers in the NFL but he often gains yards by running with the ball
