Patrick Mahomes added another unusual achievement to his growing NFL résumé Sunday. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback led his team to a 24-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 3. The win kept Kansas City undefeated at 3-0 entering the fourth week of the season. More significantly, it gave Mahomes 115 victories through his first 150 career starts, including the postseason.
That put him level with Tom Brady for the most wins by a quarterback through 150 starts. The milestone also arrived as Mahomes moved into the NFL’s top 20 for career touchdown passes. His latest numbers have renewed comparisons between two quarterbacks whose careers already share several statistical similarities.
Mahomes reached the milestone against Miami
Kansas City entered Miami looking to protect its perfect start, and Mahomes delivered another efficient performance. He completed 20 of 24 passes for 246 yards, threw two touchdowns, and finished with one interception in the 24-10 victory.
The victory was Mahomes’ 115th when regular-season and postseason starts are combined. Because Sunday marked his 150th start across those games, he matched Brady’s total of 115 wins through the same number of starts.
The Chiefs also received contributions from across the roster. Rashee Rice led Kansas City with seven receptions for 88 yards, Travis Kelce scored on an 11-yard touchdown reception, and the defense forced key turnovers after Miami threatened early.
Brady remains the direct historical comparison
Brady’s 115 wins through his first 150 starts had stood as the benchmark Mahomes reached Sunday. The comparison covers both quarterbacks at an identical point in their careers by starts, although their paths to those games came in very different eras and circumstances.
Mahomes has reached the mark during his 10th NFL season. Brady’s career ultimately extended across 23 seasons, producing 251 regular-season victories and seven Super Bowl championships, numbers that remain far beyond Mahomes’ current totals.
The comparison, therefore, centers on what each quarterback accomplished over the same number of starts rather than on the claim that their complete careers are statistically equivalent. Mahomes has three Super Bowl victories in five appearances, while Brady finished his career with seven championships in 10 Super Bowl appearances.
The milestone reflects Kansas City’s sustained success
Mahomes’ 115 wins are closely connected to Kansas City’s remarkable consistency since he became the full-time starter. The Chiefs reached the postseason in each of his first seven seasons as the full-time starter, giving him an unusually large number of high-stakes games early in his career.
That sustained success has also produced repeated deep playoff runs. Kansas City has appeared in five Super Bowls with Mahomes as its starter, winning three of them and establishing the quarterback as the centerpiece of one of the NFL’s most successful stretches of the modern era.
The 115-win figure therefore represents more than individual passing production. It reflects how often Kansas City has converted Mahomes’ starts into victories across regular-season and postseason competition.
Mahomes is building a remarkable early résumé
The latest milestone comes after several other records Mahomes has established during his first decade in the league. Kansas City’s official records note that he became the fastest quarterback to surpass 35,000 passing yards, reaching that mark in 123 games, and the fastest player to reach 300 career touchdown passes, including the postseason, in 139 games.
Mahomes also moved past Joe Montana on Sunday for 20th place on the NFL’s career passing-touchdown list. His 11-yard touchdown pass to Kelce was the 274th of his career, putting him one behind Vinny Testaverde and ahead of Montana’s 273.
The milestones continue to accumulate alongside Mahomes’ production as he enters his 10th NFL season. His latest climb up the touchdown list adds another historical name to a résumé that already includes multiple league records and three Super Bowl MVP awards.
Fun fact: Patrick Mahomes once pitched a high school no-hitter with 16 strikeouts. The Detroit Tigers still drafted him in the 37th round of the 2014 MLB Draft.
The number stands out across NFL history
Reaching 115 wins in 150 starts places Mahomes in rare company beyond his comparison with Brady. The number combines regular-season and postseason victories, making it a measurement of sustained success across the different stages of an NFL season.
Mahomes has also accumulated the milestone while playing in an era when quarterback statistics have continued to expand. His passing totals, playoff appearances, and championship appearances have all grown quickly enough to place him alongside quarterbacks whose careers lasted considerably longer.
The milestone also shows how quickly Mahomes has accumulated victories compared with the length of a typical quarterback career. At 31 years old, he has already reached a win total that historically required many quarterbacks far more seasons and starts to approach.
His 2026 return has added another layer
The milestone carries additional context because Mahomes is only nine months removed from a serious knee injury that ended his 2025 season. He tore his left ACL and LCL during Kansas City’s Week 15 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers and underwent surgery the following day.
Mahomes returned in time for the 2026 season opener after spending the offseason rehabbing the injury. He was fully cleared for training camp and ultimately started against Denver, helping Kansas City open the season with a 31-10 win.
Through three games, Mahomes has completed 67 of 98 passes for 812 yards, seven touchdowns and two interceptions. His 108.9 passer rating ranks among the league’s strongest early-season figures, while Kansas City has paired his passing with an improved rushing attack and a defense that has helped the team reach 3-0.
TL;DR
- Patrick Mahomes earned his 115th win through 150 career starts, including the postseason.
- That total matches Tom Brady for the most wins by a quarterback through 150 starts.
- Mahomes also passed Joe Montana for 20th place on the NFL’s career passing-touchdown list.
- The Chiefs are 3-0 after wins over Denver, Indianapolis, and Miami.
- Mahomes has seven touchdown passes and two interceptions through three games in his 2026 return from knee surgery.
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This article was made with AI assistance and human editing.
