Patrick Mahomes could pass Troy Aikman on one career list... as Aikman is calling game

Pete Grathoff
The Associated Press

Former Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman will be on the call for the Chiefs-Raiders “Monday Night Football” game on ESPN (and KCTV-5 in KC), working alongside play-by-play man Joe Buck.

If things go well for the Chiefs, Aikman could become part of the story in the game.

First a bit of history: Aikman had his feathers ruffled in 2019 when a Twitter user compared his first 20 games in the NFL to Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

“Talk to me when he has 33% of my Super Bowl Titles,” Aikman tweeted.

Here’s a reminder that Mahomes did just that five months later when he won his first Super Bowl championship with the Chiefs, who beat the 49ers.

Things could get a bit awkward on Monday night.

Mahomes is currently tied with former Chiefs quarterback Trent Green with 162 career touchdown passes. That’s the 79th most in NFL history.

Should Mahomes throw for four touchdowns on Monday, he will pass the following players on the all-time list:

  • Green (162 from 1997-2008)

  • Daryle Lamonica (164 from 1963-1974)

  • Jim Plunkett (164 from 1971-1986)

  • Troy Aikman (165 from 1989-2000)

Arrowhead Pride contributor Dakota Watson was the first to notice what could be an interesting twist to Monday night’s game.

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