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A tale of two hot starts: Patrick Mahomes and Ryan Fitzpatrick

They have combined for 18 touchdowns through the season’s first two weeks. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick have had record-breaking and surprising starts to the season and are a combined 4-0 on the year.

Here’s a look at what they’ve done and what’s next:

Where’d this come from

Mahomes: He played in just one game last season, when he was a rookie. But he made the most of it. He started the final regular-season game in Denver. His stats weren’t eye-popping (22-of-35, 284 yards, 0 TDs, one interception), but the Chiefs played that day without Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill.