The Kansas City Chiefs’ signal-caller, Patrick Mahomes, is approaching a pair of league marks related to scoring throws, with the potential to surpass both in the opening contest against the Chargers this Friday.
Mahomes has accumulated 291 scoring passes during his time in the NFL (comprising 245 in regular-season games and 46 in playoff matchups). He has an opportunity to set new benchmarks for the highest number of touchdown passes within a player’s initial nine seasons in the league, as well as for the most before reaching the age of 30.
The existing benchmark for the most touchdown passes achieved during a player’s first nine seasons stands at 293, a record established by Peyton Manning. Mahomes requires just two scoring passes this season to equal Manning’s mark and three to exceed it. It’s reasonable to anticipate that Mahomes will surpass this record during the current season.
Mahomes’ tally of 245 touchdown passes in regular-season play is currently tied with Dan Marino for the highest number recorded by any player before their 30th birthday. Mahomes will celebrate his 30th birthday on September 17th, meaning he needs to complete just one touchdown pass in either the first or second week of the season to surpass Marino and claim the record outright.
Considering his impressive touchdown statistics, along with two regular-season MVP awards and three Super Bowl MVP titles, it’s justifiable to assert that Mahomes has achieved more during his 20s than any other player in the history of the NFL. The future will reveal the extent of Mahomes’ accomplishments in his 30s and whether he continues his career into his 40s, but he is undoubtedly on a trajectory toward an exceptional and memorable career.
