Favre: My MVP vote has to go to Mahomes

PATRICK MAHOMES has been anointed by NFL royalty despite having played just 13 games in his fledgling career.

The Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback (above) has led the team to 10 wins in their 12 games this season and has fans dreaming of a first Super Bowl appearance since January 1970.

Having played just once in his rookie season, the 23-year-old from Texas has been the Chiefs’ No1 choice in 2018, and in a year full of candidates for the league’s Most Valuable Player award, he is as hot a favourite as anyone.

So says former Green Bay Packers quarterback, Brett Favre, a Super Bowl champion 22 years ago and winner of the league MVP trophy three times.

With four weeks left in the regular season, most smart money is on New Orleans Saints quarterback, Drew Brees, who is having the season of his life at 39.

But Favre said: “I would say right now, I’d probably have to give it to Patrick Mahomes. What Mahomes has done in his first year is incredible.”

Favre reckons four players have the edge over the rest of the league, with two other quarterbacks, Philip Rivers of the LA Chargers and New England’s Tom Brady, also in contention.

British fans will get two chances to assess Mahomes as he faces Baltimore tonight (Sky Sports Action, 5pm) and then the Chargers on Thursday night (Sky Sports Action, 12.30am).

Favre says the key to putting him in MVP consideration is that, like Brees, Rivers and Brady his team would be far worse off without him.

“That’s what you have to look at,” said Favre. “Those four guys, if you take them out of the mix, I don’t think those four teams have near the success they’ve had to this point.”

Favre added: “Everyone in that organisation [the Chiefs] has expected him to do great things. And even they have to be somewhat amazed at what he’s done.”