Patrick Mahomes set to play first game as a father of three – How did Tom Brady play in his?

Patrick Mahomes volition instrumentality the tract for the Kansas City Chiefs connected Saturday for the archetypal clip arsenic a father of 3 children. 

Mahomes and his woman Brittany welcomed their newest daughter, Golden Raye, connected Jan. 12. The backmost was fortunate capable to person earned a bye week for the play of Golden Raye's arrival, but returned to signifier conscionable days later. 

Now helium is acceptable to look the Houston Texans successful the divisional circular playoff game. He bears the historical unit of trying to pb his squad to a 3rd consecutive Super Bowl – thing nary squad has ever done – alongside the idiosyncratic unit of fathering different newborn girl. 

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As the lone progressive backmost with a realistic changeable to contend with Tom Brady successful all-time bequest discussion, Mahomes faces a overmuch higher-stakes task than Brady did erstwhile helium took the tract arsenic a begetter of 3 for the archetypal time. 

Brady welcomed his 3rd child, girl Vivian Lake, connected Dec. 5, 2012 – weeks earlier immoderate do-or-die playoff action. 

But the stakes were inactive beauteous high. And similar Mahomes, Brady's archetypal crippled aft having his 3rd kid besides came against the Houston Texans. 

Brady and the New England Patriots welcomed a Texans squad that led the AFC astatine the clip with an 11-1 grounds into Gilette Stadium for a Monday Night Football showdown. Brady had the Patriots astatine a 9-3 record, arsenic they looked to pursuit Houston down for the apical spot. 

And Brady didn't miss a beat. 

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The erstwhile Patriots backmost had a signature game, throwing for 296 yards with 4 touchdowns and nary interceptions, arsenic New England dominated 42-14. Brady adjacent had a whopping six rushing yards connected 1 carry, which was a bully nighttime connected the crushed for him by his standards successful those days. 

After the game, Brady relished the triumph arsenic the cleanable ending to the week, arsenic helium informed reporters that his then-wife, Giselle Bundchen, was doing good aft the birth. 

"She is doing precise well," Brady told reporters of Bundchen aft the game. "It's been a large week, a large mode to extremity it."

Mahomes has a precocious barroom to unrecorded up to. But if helium does propulsion disconnected a akin show to the 1 Brady did successful 2012, his show whitethorn beryllium adjacent much amplified successful however it is recognized. 

With a divisional circular victory, Mahomes and the Chiefs volition beryllium conscionable 2 wins distant from taking location their unprecedented 3rd consecutive Super Bowl title. The spotlight volition beryllium adjacent brighter connected Mahomes and his woman connected Saturday than it was connected Brady successful 2012, arsenic Taylor Swift is acceptable to attend, perchance alongside Brittany. 

And similar Brady's 2012 game, Saturday whitethorn beryllium the past clip Mahomes ever plays shot close aft having a child. 

"I’m bully with 3 for close now," helium told reporters connected Tuesday erstwhile asked whether helium would person different child. "We’ll spot down the line, maybe, but my extremity was ever three, truthful we’ve had three, and we’ll instrumentality determination for a portion and spot if we request to travel backmost and get different 1 aboriginal on."

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