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Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes isn’t ready to hear any arguments for him to be ahead of Tom Brady in the discussion for the greatest quarterback in NFL history.

Speaking to reporters during Super Bowl Opening Night, Mahomes said he hasn’t given the topic much thought because he’s “not even close to halfway” toward accomplishing what Brady did:

“Your goal is to be the best player that you can be, and I know I’m blessed to be around a lot of great players. So right now it’s do whatever I can to beat a great 49ers team and try to get that third ring. Then if you ask me that question in 15 years, I’ll see if I can get close to seven, but seven seems like a long ways away still.

“My career goals have always been the same and it’s to not have any regrets. No matter what I do, I’m going to give everything I have to the game. I’m going to work my tail off, working out, in the film room, whatever that is, and give everything I have to the game. Whatever that ends up with, how many Super Bowl rings that is, however many wins that is, whatever that is, I know that I gave everything I have and that’s what I can do.”

The Chiefs have played in the AFC Championship Game in each of six seasons with Mahomes as their starting quarterback. They will play in their fourth Super Bowl in the past five years on Sunday when they take on the San Francisco 49ers.

In terms of the greatest start any player if NFL history has had, Mahomes is virtually unmatched. He’s got the team accomplishments, plus two regular season and Super Bowl MVP awards on his mantle.

It’s difficult to argue for Mahomes as the greatest quarterback of all-time right now because, as he said, Brady’s resume is better. His list of accomplishments include an NFL-record seven Super Bowl titles in 10 appearances and five Super Bowl MVP awards.

Brady is the NFL’s all-time leading passer with almost 9,000 more yards and 78 more touchdowns than anyone else. He led the New England Patriots to eight consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances from 2011 to ’18.

Mahomes certainly has a chance to catch Brady in all of those categories because he’s only six years into his career as a starter. He will turn 29 on Sept. 17.

There’s absolutely an argument that Mahomes is the most talented quarterback who has ever played in the NFL. He’s shown that since stepping on the field for his first full season in 2018.

The thing that separates Brady from everyone else is longevity. He was playing at an elite level for more than 20 seasons. If Mahomes gets to 15 seasons playing at this level, odds are good his resume will be just as good as, if not better, than Brady’s.