Bill BarnwellFeb 10, 2025, 08:15 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with … Read more
NEW ORLEANS — When a coach realizes his quarterback could be the greatest of all time, it should be a feeling of pure joy, right? Not in the case of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes. “It makes it so much more stressful,” Chiefs passing game coordinator Joe Bleymaier told ESPN on Wednesday of Super … Read more
NEW ORLEANS — One advantage of being the designated home team in the Super Bowl is that you typically get to enjoy better facilities than your opponent. Given the game is played in an NFL city, the designated away team gets to practice at a local college while the “home” team utilizes the host NFL … Read more
It’s what we’re all wondering — what in the world happened to Patrick Mahomes in Super Bowl LIX against the Eagles defense? In the Mahomes era, the Chiefs had never looked so discombobulated and ineffective. Through three quarters of this Super Bowl, Mahomes was 12 of 22 for 148 yards with one touchdown, two interceptions and five … Read more
NEW ORLEANS — When asked how much he was taken aback by the extent of his team’s Super Bowl LIX loss, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins provided a fairly harmless response: “A loss is a loss. It’s a ‘W’ or an ‘L’ at the end of the day.” Then, Hopkins branched off within … Read more
Patrick Mahomes is carving out a Hall of Fame career before our very eyes. The Kansas City Chiefs star’s legacy grows by the game and now he stands on the verge of yet another Super Bowl ring – which would be a historic three-peat. 4 Mahomes successfully navigated the playoffs once againCredit: Getty The iconic … Read more
Patrick Mahomes is the closest thing the NFL has to its own version of Michael Jordan. The Kansas City Chiefs superstar became a three-time Super Bowl champion last season after leading his team to back-to-back rings, creating an NFL dynasty. 7 Mahomes and the Chiefs won their second straight Super Bowl in 2024 and are … Read more
Patrick Mahomes can become the first quarterback in NFL history to claim a Super Bowl three-peat – Brynn Anderson/AP Tom Brady’s role as Fox Sports commentator is rather well paid, to put it mildly. The most successful player in NFL history, winner of seven Super Bowls – six with the New England Patriots, one with the … Read more
History was made on Jan. 20, 2019, although none of us knew it at the time. That day, the NFL’s greatest dynasty this century defeated the team that would quickly take the mantle as the league’s next juggernaut. That night, the Patriots defeated the Chiefs to win their ninth and final AFC title with Tom Brady … Read more
Patrick Mahomes had a head start on greatness. Before he was Tom Brady’s replacement, Mahomes was a wild gunslinger at Texas Tech putting up huge numbers but facing an uncertain NFL career. 4 Patrick Mahomes learned from the best at a young age But the real foundation for ‘Showtime Mahomes’ and his status as the … Read more