NFL fans say Patrick Mahomes will be top quarterback in 2024

Many of you here at Arrowhead Pride began voting on various things concerning the Kansas City Chiefs and matters across the NFL last year and this past offseason. This is part of SB Nation’s FanPulse tool, which sends weekly questions to the city’s most plugged-in and dedicated Chiefs fans via email.

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Let’s see what happened to fan base confidence heading into Week 12:

Trends

• After reaching as high as 98% after Weeks 2 and 3, Chiefs fans’ confidence hit 55% following the 19-13 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, then it dropped to a season-low 37% ahead of Thursday Night Football against the Denver Broncos.
• Following the 30-6 win on Thursday night against the division rival, fan confidence was back up to 71%. It was up to 79% despite the Chiefs dropping the game to the Packers.
• After Matt Moore and the Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings, fan confidence was up to 90%, the highest rating since Week 5 (94%).
• The fan confidence rating was cut in half following the Chiefs’ 35-32 loss to the Tennessee Titans, coming in at 45%, but Monday night’s win against the Chargers boosted it back up to 60%.

FanPulse asked NFL fans about the best quarterback in the NFL in five years time:

League-wide fans were asked to vote on who they believe would be the top quarterback in five years time. Here are the results:

• Patrick Mahomes - 62%
• Lamar Jackson - 18%
• Deshaun Watson - 7%
• Jimmy Garoppolo - 7%
• Dak Prescott - 4%
• Tom Brady - 2%

As you could see, Mahomes beat the next quarterback in line, Jackson, by 44 percentage points. No other QB broke 10%.

Also, get out of here, Brady.