Patrick Mahomes was impressed by Josh Allen’s remarkable development at the quarterback position. This was before their epic duel during the 2022 playoffs. “He’s definitely gotten better and better each and every year and I’m sure we’ll have lots of battles as both of our careers go on,”The Kansas City Chiefs franchise players spoke about Allen in October 2021. Arrowhead Pride.
Fans and experts were ready to declare the rivalry between Mahomes & Allen the next great quarterback competition. “I’m not gonna lie, it kinda dawned upon me today,”Allen spoke on the“Kyle Brandt’s Basement”Podcast in October discussing the historic rivalry between the two quarterbacks. “It’s such a weird feeling and I don’t really take steps back to look at it from that lens too often… it’s surreal,”The Bills star was added.
Mahomes admitted that Allen was competitive but the Chiefs quarterback didn’t want to lump them into the same group as other famous NFL rivalries. “We’re two guys that love to compete. We love to go out there and find a way to will our team to win, but [Tom] Brady and [Peyton] Manning, we still got a long way to go,”Mahomes was interviewed by 610 Sports Radio “The Drive”(via) October Chiefs Wire). Mahomes and Allen formed a close friendship despite their epic battles off the field.