At this stage, with four Super Bowl appearances under his belt in just eight seasons in the NFL–with No. 5 coming on Sunday in New Orleans against the Eagles–there probably is not much advice that is going to ring true for Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
He won his first Super Bowl in 2020 over the 49ers. That was followed by a difficult loss to Tom Brady and the Buccaneers in 2021. He came back and won again in 2023, against the Eagles, then again in 2024 against the 49ers.
If there is someone who can advise Mahomes on how to approach the 2025 Super Bowl, though, it’s Brady, who appeared in 10 Super Bowls and won a record seven times, adding five Super Bowl MVP awards to the mix.
And Brady’s message for Mahomes is clear: Don’t take this lightly. Brady pointed out that, no matter how much talent you and your team have, it is hard to get to a Super Bowl and hard to win once there.
“When you lose this game, it’s on your resume forever. A loss in the Super Bowl matters more than any loss you’re ever going to be a part of.”
— @TomBrady to @ColinCowherd pic.twitter.com/vbB6hfv3l7
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) February 7, 2025
Speaking on ‘The Herd” with Colin Cowherd on Friday, Brady pointed out that after his early success in New England, he struggled to win rings thereafter.
“We went 10 years between winning,” Brady said, pointing out his two losses to the Giants, in 2008 and 2012. “And then I said, ‘You know what? These Super Bowl moments that I get a chance to partake in, I’m going to put, exhaust every bit of energy I have for this week of games.’ Because when you lose this game, this is on your resume forever. A loss in the Super Bowl matters more than any loss that you’re ever going to be a part of.”
Brady then spoke more directly to Mahomes.
“The challenging thing, if you look at Patrick, for example, you want to win this game if you’re Patrick because if you don’t, you’re 3-2 in Super Bowls,” Brady said. “And it’s not a great feeling. So, there is a lot of pressure, certainly from my standpoint as I got older and I realized the enormity of this game, how important it is to actually win this game.”
Brady will be on the call of the Super Bowl with Fox Sports. The game kicks off Sunday at 6:30 EST.