Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL in Week 15 – with amazing parallels to Tom Brady.
Remarkable parallel between Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady!
On the 15th NFL game day, Mahomes tore a cruciate ligament in the Kansas City Chiefs’ 13:16 defeat against the Los Angeles Chargers. The season is over for the playmaker and the franchise has been eliminated from the playoff race due to bankruptcy.
Sunday night’s events are also notable because they bring back memories of Tom Brady and the 2008 season.
Like Mahomes, Brady suffered a torn ACL in his left knee in his ninth NFL season. Both teams, the New England Patriots then and the Kansas City Chiefs today, failed to make the playoffs that season.
Parallels between Mahomes and Brady
Both playmakers had previously won the Super Bowl three times in their careers, but lost the NFL finals in year eight.
Biggest difference despite the many parallels: Brady tore his cruciate ligament in week one, Mahomes only in week 15.
By the way: In the following two years, “TB12” made it into the playoffs with the Pats, but always failed in the first game. It wasn’t until 2011 that the next Super Bowl reached, which ended with the second bitter defeat against the Giants.
