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GOAT status is up in the air this weekend at the Super Bowl. Patrick Mahomes has a lot to play for on Sunday. I mean, it’s the Super Bowl, obviously. There’s always a lot to play for there. But here, there’s more at stake than usual — specifically for Mahomes and the Chiefs.

From the regular season to the Super Bowl, its difficult to tell the difference between Tom Brady's and Patrick Mahomes' statistics.