Patrick Mahomes's Success and Achievements in Timeline

A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Patrick Mahomes.

Patrick Mahomes is a highly accomplished American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs. Since becoming the starting quarterback in 2018, he has led the Chiefs to seven consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances and five Super Bowl appearances, winning three. He is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history and often regarded as the best of his generation.

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Full Timeline Early Life & Education Career & Achievements Success & Recognition

2014: Mahomes Named Maxpreps Male Athlete of the Year

In 2014, Patrick Mahomes was named the Maxpreps Male Athlete of the Year for his performance in football and baseball.

2018: Endorsement Deals After MVP Season

Following his 2018 MVP season, Patrick Mahomes received multiple endorsement deals, starting with Hunt's ketchup.

2018: Mahomes Becomes Chiefs' Starting Quarterback

In 2018, Patrick Mahomes became the starting quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs. Since then, he has led the Chiefs to seven consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances and five Super Bowl appearances.

2018: Mahomes Becomes Starting Quarterback and Achieves Historic Performance

In 2018, after the Chiefs traded Alex Smith, Mahomes became the starting quarterback and threw for 5,097 yards, 50 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. He won the NFL Offensive Player of the Year and NFL Most Valuable Player awards for his outstanding performance.

January 12, 2019: Chiefs Defeat Colts in Divisional Round

On January 12, 2019, Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to a 31-13 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in the Divisional Round, marking the Chiefs' first home playoff win since 1993.

2019: Mahomes Leads Chiefs to Super Bowl LIV Victory

In 2019, Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl in 50 years, defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV. Mahomes was awarded the Super Bowl MVP.

2019: Mahomes Wins Multiple Awards

In 2019, Patrick Mahomes was named to the Pro Bowl, First Team All-Pro, won the Best NFL Player ESPY Award, and was named Kansas City Club 101 Awards AFC Offensive Player of the Year. He also won the NFL MVP award.

2020: 2020 Season Accomplishments and Activism

In 2020, Patrick Mahomes achieved numerous milestones, including fourth-quarter comebacks, surpassing career yard records, being named AFC Offensive Player of the Week multiple times, leading the Chiefs to a victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and being named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for November. Additionally, Sports Illustrated named him one of their Sportspeople of the Year for his activism following the murder of George Floyd and his encouragement for people to vote in the 2020 presidential election. Mahomes finished the 2020 season with 4,740 passing yards, 38 touchdowns and six interceptions and was named to the Pro Bowl.

2020: Achievements in the 2020 Season

In 2020, Patrick Mahomes had multiple achievements, including a quarterback rating of 144.2 in Week 1, three touchdowns in Week 4, 423 yards and three touchdowns in Week 7, setting single-game franchise records for pass completions and pass attempts in Week 8, breaking the NFL record for passing yards in a quarterback's first 75 career starts, being named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for November, setting a franchise record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in Week 15, being named to his fifth Pro Bowl, reaching 5,000 passing yards, and setting the NFL record for most total yards in a season by a quarterback. Mahomes also broke his own Chiefs' franchise record for passing yards in a season.

2020: NFL Top 100 Players of 2020

In 2020, Patrick Mahomes was ranked fourth by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020.

2020: Mahomes Selected to Pro Bowl

In 2020, Patrick Mahomes was selected to the Pro Bowl, but he did not play due to his participation in Super Bowl LIV.

2020: Named to Time 100 List

Patrick Mahomes was named to the Time 100 list of most influential people of 2020.

2021: 2021 Season Performance and Records

In 2021, Patrick Mahomes achieved both milestones and faced setbacks. He earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week in Week 1, but experienced his first loss in September and career highs in rushing yards and passing attempts in a Week 5 loss. He also had a streak of consecutive games with an interception, ending it in Week 9. He achieved an NFL record-tying third game with at least 400 yards and five touchdowns in Week 10, and finished the regular season with notable stats and a Pro Bowl nomination for the 2021 season.

2021: Ranked #1 in NFL Top 100 Players of 2021

In 2021, Patrick Mahomes was ranked as the top-ranked player in the NFL by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021 after undergoing surgery to repair a turf toe injury suffered in the divisional round game against the Browns.

2022: 2022 Season and Playoff Performance

In 2022, Patrick Mahomes threw for 404 yards in the Wild Card Round, setting a franchise record. In the Divisional Round against the Bills, he recorded 378 passing yards and three passing touchdowns, along with 69 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown. In the AFC Championship Game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Mahomes threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns. He was ranked eighth by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022.

2022: Mahomes Wins NFL MVP and Super Bowl LVII

In the 2022 season, Mahomes led the league in passing yards and touchdowns, won NFL MVP, and earned Super Bowl MVP after beating the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII.

2023: Super Bowl LVII Victory and MVP Award

In 2023, Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to victory in Super Bowl LVII against the Philadelphia Eagles, earning his second Super Bowl MVP award. He also finished the season as the Most Valuable Player, and was the league leader in both passing yards and passing touchdowns, becoming the first player in NFL history to achieve all four feats in a season. Mahomes was ranked as the top player in the NFL by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023.

2023: Victory in The Match

In 2023, Patrick Mahomes teamed up with his Chiefs teammate Travis Kelce against Golden State Warriors teammates Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson in The Match. Mahomes and Kelce won the match.