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Three-time Super Bowl winning Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL on Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers, adding literal injury to an already insulting season that saw the future Hall of Famer miss the playoffs for the first time in his career.
During the 4th quarter of the Kansas City Chiefs’ home loss to the Los Angeles Charers, which knocked the team out of playoff contention for the first time in his career, Patrick Mahomes suffered the injury while trying to extend a play to his right while being chased down by defensive end Da’Shawn Hand.
When the 30-year-old signal caller planted his left foot and threw the ball away for an incompletion, his left knee buckled, sending him to the ground in pain. An MRI after the game confirmed that he had suffered from a torn ACL.
As Wingo pointed out on social media, Mahomes’ ACL tear has some similarities to Brady’s, as they both happened in their 9th seasons after winning three Super Bowls.
Patrick Mahomes’ ACL tear has tons of weird similarities to the ACL tear that Tom Brady suffered with the New England Patriots in 2008
“So this is crazy… both Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes won 3 Super Bowls early in their careers and then tore their ACLs in their 9th seasons with both teams missing the playoffs that year,” former ESPN stalwart Trey Wingo shared on Sunday.
So this is crazy… both Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes won 3 Super Bowls early in their careers and then tore their ACLs in their 9th seasons with both teams missing the playoffs that year pic.twitter.com/SIFhnvShXl
— trey wingo (@wingoz) December 15, 2025
“Don’t know why this had to happen. And not going to lie it’s hurts,” Mahomes shared on social media on Sunday night.
“But all we can do now is Trust in God and attack every single day over and over again. Thank you Chiefs kingdom for always supporting me and for everyone who has reached out and sent prayers. I Will be back stronger than ever.”
Don’t know why this had to happen. And not going to lie it’s hurts. But all we can do now is Trust in God and attack every single day over and over again. Thank you Chiefs kingdom for always supporting me and for everyone who has reached out and sent prayers. I Will be back…
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) December 14, 2025
As you’ll likely remember, the second half of Tom Brady’s career was arguably more impressive than the first, as he began to rely more on his brain than his throwing ability.
From 2000 to 2007, Brady had a passer rating of 92.9 with 26,370 yards, 197 touchdowns and 86 interceptions in 112 games. After his ACL tear in the first week of the 2008 season, Brady returned in 2009 and played until2023, and had a passer rating of 99.0 with 62,768 yards, 452 touchdowns and 126 interceptions in 222 games.