“Let’s see if we can get to 500 or something,” was Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ response after becoming the youngest player in NFL history to throw 250 touchdown passes.
Mahomes wants to win for accolades with the team
The milestone came Sunday evening when Mahomes found running back Isiah Pacheco for an eight-yard score to put the Kansas City Chiefs up 20-7 over the Baltimore Ravens. Kansas City went on to win 37-20 behind four Mahomes touchdown passes — his most in a game since Week 7 of the 2023 season.
“It is easy to forget that I have an amazing team beside me. That is what makes it easier for me to keep going,” Mahomes said. “I am surrounded by winners.”
He added,” The is so much potential in the team. We were able to do so, cleaning up which shows we can do even better collectively.”
The Chiefs, meanwhile, surpassed 35 points for the first time since September 24, 2023, when they defeated the Chicago Bears.
Historic pace
Since Kansas City traded up to select Mahomes with the No. 10 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, the quarterback has rewritten expectations. He burst onto the scene in 2018 with 50 touchdown passes and has thrown at least 25 in every season since. Through four weeks of the 2025 campaign, he already has five.
Mahomes’ 250th scoring throw makes him just the 28th quarterback in NFL history to reach the milestone. He also ranks 45th all-time in passing yards (33,021), fifth in playoff passing yards (5,814), and second in playoff passing touchdowns (46), trailing only Tom Brady.
Super Bowl mainstay
Mahomes’ numbers are matched by his postseason dominance. Since taking over as a starter in 2018, he has led the Chiefs to the AFC Championship Game every year. Kansas City has appeared in five of the last six Super Bowls, winning three — in 2019, 2022, and 2023.
He has been named Super Bowl MVP in each of those victories and has twice earned the Associated Press NFL MVP award.
We have to keep trusting everyone in the system to deliver. That is what makes us formidable,” he said
Reid: “We’re lucky to have him”
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid praised his quarterback’s latest milestone, saying Mahomes deserves every accolade.
“It’s phenomenal. That’s incredible,” Reid told reporters. “Whatever you write good about him, he deserves, man, let me tell you. You can give him everything. He’s a joker. It’s unbelievable. We’re lucky to have him.”
Xavier Worthy Impact
Meanwhile, Mahomes was in full praise of wide receiver Xavier Worthy who made an impactful return to the team after an injury.
“He’s just so explosive,” said Mahomes of the 2024 first-round draft pick. “When he gets the football in his hands, defenses have to adjust. He gets so much attention that other guys get open.”
Worthy had missed the previous two games with a shoulder injury sustained when he accidentally collided with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in the Week 1 loss to the Chargers. Worthy had only played three snaps this season before returning against the Ravens.
It was a memorable return. He led the Chiefs in rushing yards (38), receiving yards (83) and targets (8). Worthy did not find the end zone, but he showed the big-play ability that Mahomes referred to with a 35-yard run and a 38-yard catch.
Mahomes’ next chance at throwing a TD pass will come in the Chiefs Week 5 battle against the Jacksonville Jaguars on ‘Monday Night Football.’
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