Michael Jordan vs Patrick Mahomes: Who had more titles and MVP awards at age 27?

Patrick Mahomes thought he was going to be a basketball player growing up with dreams of becoming someone like Michael Jordan or Allen Iverson. If only he had not stopped growing in his freshman year, then football may not have had one of its greatest players.

Jordan’s GOAT-worthy career was peppered with incredible accomplishments in just his rookie year. He was selected as an NBA-All-Star at age 21 and ushered in a style of play that the league had not consistently seen before.

Michael Jordan’s spectacular aerial shows and nearly unstoppable scoring exploits brought the NBA to a level they had not experienced before. “His Airness” was already an All-Star seven times, scoring champ on five straight occasions when he was 27.

The former North Carolina superstar also led the Chicago Bulls to their first ever franchise championship in 1991. MJ was a champion, a Defensive Player of the Year and an MVP when he was 27 years old.

Patrick Mahomes was just as electric when he finally got the chance to see the field. He sat behind Alex Smith in his rookie year but became an unstoppable force once Andy Reid handed him the keys to the offense.

Mahomes was the Super Bowl LIV MVP after leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a spectacular come-from-behind win against the San Francisco 49ers. He became the first NFL quarterback to win an MVP and a Super Bowl before turning 25 years old.

"Showtime" Mahomes deserves every bit of the nickname since starting for the Kansas City Chiefs. He's a two-time regular-season MVP and two-time Super Bowl MVP.

Patrick Mahomes set another record as the first MVP to also win the Super Bowl since 1999. The first player to do that was Kurt Warner when he won the same award and then carried the St. Louis Rams Super Bowl XXXIV.

The Kansas City quarterback is off to perhaps the greatest start of any NFL player. He has reached the AFC Championship game every year since getting the starting quarterback role.

Mahomes has now carried the Chiefs to five consecutive AFC Championship matchups and the Super Bowl three times, winning the biggest NFL game twice.

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Tom Brady, not Michael Jordan, will be who Patrick Mahomes will be looking to surpass

Just as Tom Brady sensationally retired for the second and maybe final time, Patrick Mahomes is also cementing his legacy. The former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback finished his career with seven Super Bowl wins.

Brady's SB wins might have been at five if Mahomes had beaten him in 2018 against the Patriots and 2020 against the Bucs.

But with Brady's GOAT-worthy career now set, Patrick Mahomes should gun for it. The Kansas City Chiefs dreamed of becoming like Michael Jordan, but he will be judged by "TB12's" mind-boggling standards.

Tom Brady's hot start with three consecutive Super Bowl victories gave him a leg up over Patrick Mahomes. But the former Texas Tech quarterback is only 27 and could even get better.

"The Grim Reaper" was dealing with an injured ankle against the Eagles but ran for his life to save the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII. He may have to continue running to reach Brady's career accomplishments.