Matthew Stafford vs Patrick Mahomes
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Matthew Stafford and Patrick Mahomes compared on their NFL careers: Matthew Stafford played 18 seasons, 2009 to 2026, Patrick Mahomes 10 seasons, 2017 to 2026. Matthew Stafford has 65,705 passing yards to Patrick Mahomes's 36,976. They have faced each other 1 time: Matthew Stafford's team won 0, Patrick Mahomes's 1. Matthew Stafford won 1 title, Patrick Mahomes won 3 titles.
Who has the better career numbers?
Matthew Stafford leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Patrick Mahomes in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.
Matthew Stafford vs Patrick Mahomes head to head
They have faced each other 1 time: Matthew Stafford's team won 0, Patrick Mahomes's 1.
Every game against each other
| Date | Game | Stafford's team | Matthew Stafford | Patrick Mahomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2019 |  KC at  DET | L 34-30 | 21 CMP, 34 ATT, 291 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT | 24 CMP, 42 ATT, 315 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT |
Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.
How do they compare in the playoffs?
Where each stands all time
Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.
Titles and awards
Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.
Season by season
Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.