The Kansas City Chiefs are not yet 48 hours removed from their win against the Buffalo Bills, but Patrick Mahomes is already looking forward to his showdown with Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship.
The Super Bowl LVII MVP gave props to Josh Allen after his team's divisional-round victory against the latter, saying he is always excited to play against the best of the best, including Jackson.
The Ravens and 2023 MVP candidate also feels excited about his match-up with Mahomes but insists it is not his main goal. It is not yet "the dance."
Both guys are excited about going up against each other and have every reason to feel so. They are arguably the best players right bow in their position.
Jackson has been tearing it up on the gridiron as he led his team to the number one seed in the AFC and a bye advantage.
Mahomes is Mahomes. The man always shows up in the most important games.
Fans are excited, too. They are the most skilled, the most elite QBs in the league right now.
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The AFC Championship will be played on January 29. What fans can do right now is compare their stats in their past meetings and the past seasons.
How do they stack up against each other?
Patrick Mahomes vs Lamar Jackson Stats - Head-to-Head
The pair met only four times in their career, all in the regular season. The Grim Reaper dominated these meetings.
The Kansas City Chiefs went 3-1 against the Ravens with Mahomes at the helm in in-field play-calling.
In those meetings, Mahomes had a total quarterback rating of 74-22-0 against Jackson's 58-19-0. They are almost on the same level in terms of completion, 66.5 vs 64.5, but Mahomes again takes the cake in passing yards, 28424 vs the Ravens star's 15887.
The two-time Super Bowl champ also has more passing touchdowns with 219, while Jackson has 125.
Patrick Mahomes vs Lamar Jackson Stats in 2023
The 2023 hasn't been that great for Mahomes, but in comparison to Jackson, he is not that far.
Jackson is a -160 favorite to win the 2023 MVP, and with Josh Allen and Dak Prescott out of the picture, he could get it.
While their regular season comparisons go in different directions, statistically, they are not that far from each other in terms of major categories.
For this season, they both have a 67.2 passing rate.
In terms of yards/attempt average, Jackson got 8, while Mahomes got 7. The former got intercepted only 7 times, while the latter had his pass stolen 14 times.
Mahomes gained more yards (4,183 vs Jackson's 3,678) and created more touchdowns (27 vs 24).
Patrick Mahomes vs Lamar Jackson Stats Playoffs
The playoffs is where players elevate themselves.
Since becoming part of the Ravens in 2018, Jackson has reached the postseason just five times in his career. He only has one postseason two wins so far, including this week's win over the Houston Texans.
He completed 92 of his 158 passes in those six games for a 58.2 passing rate, 1,052 yards, and five touchdowns.
Mahomes came to the league two seasons earlier and reached the playoffs in all those seasons. He has a 13-3 record so far.
He completed 392 of his 587 for a 66.8 percent passing rate and recorded 38 touchdowns.
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