{
  "id": 11314947,
  "title": "Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes may be back at the top of his game, but there's one problem",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/chiefs-patrick-mahomes-may-be-back-at-the-top-of-his-game-but-theres",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T00:24:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/chiefs-patrick-mahomes-may-back-002418972.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is back to performing at an exceptional level, as evidenced by the Chiefs' undefeated start into Week 4. After recovering from an ACL and LCL injury, Mahomes appears to be at the top of his game. However, there is one issue standing in his way. According to a CBS Sports feature after Week 3, where Garrett Podell ranks the NFL's quarterbacks, Mahomes is indeed back at his best, but Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers is having an outstanding start, potentially surpassing Mahomes. Despite Mahomes leading the NFL in completions (26) and touchdown passes (4) thrown outside the pocket, and ranking inside the top 10 in nearly every other passing metric, he is not currently ranked No. 1 due to Purdy's impressive performance.",
  "summary": "Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is playing very well, but it may not be enough to go No. 1.",
  "key_points": [
    "Patrick Mahomes is performing exceptionally for Chiefs.",
    "Brock Purdy from San Francisco 49ers is outperforming Mahomes.",
    "Mahomes leads NFL in completions and touchdown passes."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Patrick Mahomes' resurgence to top form is eclipsed by Brock Purdy's outstanding start, which has bumped Mahomes from the top quarterback spot in some rankings.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}