Kay Adams crowns Patrick Mahomes over every NFL QB (Image via Getty Images)
Mahomes finished with 225 yards and two touchdowns on 15-of-30 passing, a modest line that Adams still found convincing, even with the ground game doing most of the work. She backed it by pointing to late mistakes from Joe Burrow and Josh Allen , whose teams both lost in Week 4.
The “Up & Adams” host made the call after Kansas City beat the undefeated Las Vegas Raiders 30-27 on Sunday to move to 4-0. Kay Adams has picked her quarterback, and it is Patrick Mahomes . Her case rests on one idea: Mahomes is never the reason the Chiefs lose.
Why does Kay Adams think Patrick Mahomes is better than every other quarterback?
Kenneth Walker III ran for 177 yards and two scores, so Mahomes did not need a huge passing day. In the fourth quarter, Mahomes hit Tyquan Thornton for 55 yards, which set up Walker’s go-ahead touchdown. Kansas City scored again after a Raiders kickoff fumble, built an 11-point lead and held on for the win. Through Week 4, the PFN QB Impact Score has Mahomes fifth at 82.1, Allen seventh at 81.5 and Burrow twelfth at 79.1. A quarterback who throws 30 times for 225 yards and wins may look ordinary on a stat sheet, yet his team still goes home with the result.
“Patrick Mahomes is the best quarterback, and he’s better than the best quarterback that you think is the best because he is never the reason the Chiefs lose,” Adams said. I don’t want to hear it,” she said. Josh Allen, interception, late game, costly,” Adams said.
That is a different kind of argument from the usual stats debate. She is ranking who gives his team the fewest ways to lose. Adams had no problem with that. “Patrick is so disciplined. He will never lose the game. He did push when it counted. “Burrow did not look great… at the end of last game. He’s going to figure it out. But I think it was costly in the win column. The wider numbers tell a more mixed story. Mahomes leads that pair, but he does not top the whole list. That gap is what makes Adams’ view worth a second look. She is judging reliability, not volume.
And even when it’s a game like yesterday that’s more about the run game.