Patrick Mahomes gets a rare “better than everyone” verdict from Kay Adams as Joe Burrow and Josh Allen face fresh scrutiny

Kay Adams has picked her quarterback, and it is Patrick Mahomes. The "Up & Adams" host made the call after Kansas City beat the undefeated Las Vegas Raiders 30-27 on Sunday to move to 4-0. Mahomes finished with 225 yards and two touchdowns on 15-of-30 passing, a modest line that Adams still found convincing, even with the ground game doing most of the work. Her case rests on one idea: Mahomes is never the reason the Chiefs lose. She backed it by pointing to late mistakes from Joe Burrow and Josh Allen, whose teams both lost in Week 4.Why does Kay Adams think Patrick Mahomes is better than every other quarterback?Adams did not hedge. In a clip shared by her show, she put it plainly.“Patrick Mahomes is the best quarterback, and he’s better than the best quarterback that you think is the best because he is never the reason the Chiefs lose,” Adams said.That is a different kind of argument from the usual stats debate. She is ranking who gives his team the fewest ways to lose. Kenneth Walker III ran for 177 yards and two scores, so Mahomes did not need a huge passing day. Adams had no problem with that.“Patrick is so disciplined. He will never lose the game. And even when it’s a game like yesterday that’s more about the run game. I don’t want to hear it,” she said.She also credited his feel for when to push and when to pull back.“And his ability also to sort of discern and know exactly when to pull back and when to push. That is so hard to do.”He did push when it counted. In the fourth quarter, Mahomes hit Tyquan Thornton for 55 yards, which set up Walker's go-ahead touchdown. Kansas City scored again after a Raiders kickoff fumble, built an 11-point lead and held on for the win.How do Joe Burrow and Josh Allen's recent mistakes fit into her argument?“Burrow did not look great… at the end of last game. He’s going to figure it out. But I think it was costly in the win column. Josh Allen, interception, late game, costly,” Adams said.The details back her up on that narrow point. Buffalo lost 29-26 to the New England Patriots after Craig Woodson picked off Allen with 1:14 left, ending the Bills' final possession. Cincinnati fell 22-17 to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Burrow threw two interceptions, one in the red zone early in the fourth quarter. The Bengals' last drive ended when Chase Brown caught a pass for nine yards on fourth-and-10, one yard short.The wider numbers tell a more mixed story. Through Week 4, the PFN QB Impact Score has Mahomes fifth at 82.1, Allen seventh at 81.5 and Burrow twelfth at 79.1. Mahomes leads that pair, but he does not top the whole list. That gap is what makes Adams' view worth a second look. She is judging reliability, not volume. A quarterback who throws 30 times for 225 yards and wins may look ordinary on a stat sheet, yet his team still goes home with the result.Stay updated with the latest Asian Games 2026 news, check the Asian Games medal tally and complete Asian Games schedule.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.