Patrick Mahomes Says ‘Job’s Not Done’ for Chiefs After Advancing to Super Bowl 58

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes didn’t want his team to rest on their laurels after Sunday’s 17-10 AFC Championship win against the Baltimore Ravens.

“You don’t take it for granted,” Mahomes said after the victory, per ESPN’s Adam Teicher. “You never know how many you’re going to get to or if you’re going to get to any. So it truly is special just to do it with these guys after what we’ve been through all season long. Guys coming together, it really is special. But I told them, ‘The job’s not done.’ Our job now is to prepare ourselves to play a good football team in the Super Bowl and try to get that ring.”

Mahomes was 30-of-39 for a touchdown with no interceptions in the victory.

The Chiefs have advanced to the Super Bowl four times, and won twice, since Mahomes took over as the team’s starter in 2018.

That success is in part due to several clutch playoff performances from Mahomes, and this season has been no exception.

After throwing a career-high 27:14 touchdown-to-interception ratio through 16 regular-season games, Mahomes has increased his passing accuracy in the postseason. The Chiefs quarterback has passed for five touchdowns and no interceptions in three playoff starts.

That’s a similar trajectory to how Mahomes looked heading into the 2023 Super Bowl. Over his first two games of the playoffs last season, Mahomes threw for four touchdowns and no interceptions.

Mahomes then went into the championship against the Philadelphia Eagles, where he passed for three touchdowns and no interceptions on his way to a 38-35 championship win and his second Super Bowl MVP award.

This season, Mahomes has officially established himself as one of the most experienced playoff veterans in the NFL.

At 28 years old, Mahomes is currently 14-3 in the playoffs, giving him the most wins among any active quarterback ahead of Aaron Rodgers (11 career playoff wins) and Joe Flacco (10 career playoff wins.)

That’s a similar career start to seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady. Brady began his 17 years with the New England Patriots with a 12-2 playoff record over five seasons.

The Chiefs will now hope that playoff experience will pay off on Feb. 11 as the team prepares to face the winner of the NFC Championship between the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers.