Patrick Mahomes and the false ‘big game’ narrative

Some talking heads accuse Patrick Mahomes of not being able to win the big game and the narrative is not only asinine but lazy.

Peyton Manning threw 28 interceptions in his first season. Steve Young spent two awful seasons in Tampa Bay, squandering the promise of his USFL years, before spending another five coming off the bench behind Joe Montana in San Francisco. Even Tom Brady spent the first part of his career doing some high-level game managing and riding a top defense to Super Bowls.

Patrick Mahomes is only 15 starts into his career. He has 45 touchdowns to go along with over 4,800 yards passing. His won-loss record is 12-3.

Unfortunately, that 3 in the loss column isn’t a 0, and that’s…