Patrick Mahomes hasn’t had the best season in 2024 considering his extremely high standards. At one point in time, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback conceded more interceptions compared to touchdowns. He was unable to connect with either his receivers or his star tight-end friend, Travis Kelce.
On the other hand, Ravens QB Lamar Jackson is on the path to another NFL MVP. After losing the first game of the season to the Chiefs, the Ravens lost just once more but won seven games—sit second in the AFC North and are fighting for the No. 1 seed in the conference.
Jackson has 2669 passing yards (3rd in the league), 24 touchdowns (2nd in the league), 2 interceptions (43rd in the league among active quarterbacks), along with 91 carries for 538 rushing yards and a couple of scores. Pro Football Focus gave him the highest grade of 92.5 after the Ravens’ latest win over the Bengals, in which he threw four touchdowns.
Despite the dominating nature of his play, FOX Sports 1 analyst Joy Taylor refused to crown Jackson as the best player in the world. Taylor agreed Lamar is having an MVP-level season, but it’s nothing new because Jackson also won the regular season’s Best Player in 2023 but was knocked out in the AFC Championship game by the Chiefs led by Patrick Mahomes.
The Chiefs, unlike the Ravens, are 8-0 and have a 14-game active winning streak dating back to Christmas 2023.
I know we love to crown the next thing, but Lamar isn’t new, so it’s not that he’s the new thing… [But] we are in the midst of a dynasty, you consider? We are in the midst of a dynasty that is being led by the best player in the world, Patrick Mahomes.
Joy Taylor said during a recent episode of The Speak on FS1
Joy Taylor explains why she believes Patrick Mahomes is the ‘best’
29-year-old Mahomes, in arguably his most underwhelming campaign so far, has completed 1942 passing yards (14th best), 11 touchdowns (10th), and 9 interceptions (76th). However, he has played without a designated No. 1 wide receiver. Despite the challenges, the Chiefs occupy the top seed in the AFC and remain favorites for the three-peat.
Taylor argued that all of this is possible because the Chiefs quarterback is Mahomes. She wouldn’t trust any other quarterback to lead their team to an unbeaten start with such handicaps.
If you are asking me who the best player in the world is when Mahomes is currently undefeated [and] on the way to his third straight Super Bowl Championship—he has multiple MVPs—he has multiple Super Bowls and is trying to three-peat and is currently undefeated, no, I can’t get there with you… [So Lamar’s] not the best player in the world right now [because] Patrick Mahomes exists.
Jackson is on the path to another league MVP title. According to FOX Sports, Jackson is +280 to win, while Mahomes is third with +400, just behind the Bills QB Josh Allen with +300.
