Patrick Mahomes is no stranger to defending his throne.
The Chiefs’ two-time MVP and Super Bowl champion, who has been widely recognized as the best quarterback in football in recent years, had to remind Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase of that fact on Thursday.
When the Bengals wideout was asked who the best player in the NFL was on Tuesday, he said it was his teammate, quarterback Joe Burrow — after Burrow had given that honor to Mahomes.
Upon hearing Burrow’s answer, Chase joked, “Pat who?”
Mahomes, who received his second Super Bowl ring on Thursday night in Kansas City, responded to Chase on an emphatic note: a tweet that showed off his two rings, captioned, “That’s Who.”
The brewing rivalry between the Chiefs and Bengals has provided some of the NFL’s best moments in recent years; Cincinnati has won three out of the last four matchups between the two Super Bowl contenders over the last two seasons, including the AFC Championship at the conclusion of the 2021 season that sent the Bengals to Super Bowl LVI against the Rams.
But the Chiefs own the most recent victory as they won January’s AFC title game, 23-20, to earn a Super Bowl berth.
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Kansas City triumphed in Super Bowl LVII against the Eagles, winning 38-35 as Mahomes collected his second game MVP honor.
The Bengals still have not broken through to win a ring.
Mahomes wasn’t the only Chiefs player to get playful after Chase’s quip.
Former Giants wide receiver Kadarius Toney also took a dig at Chase on Twitter, supporting his quarterback.
“I know who,” Toney wrote in response to Chase’s quote.
The Chiefs and Bengals will revisit their rivalry on Dec. 31, when they’re set to match up in what should be one of the better NFL regular-season games this year.
For now, it seems as though the Chiefs hold the upper hand, both on the field and in the trash-talking game.
