Joe Burrow openly admits Patrick Mahomes is the NFL's best QB: 'I don't think there's any argument'

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The topic of quarterbacks, particularly which signal callers should fall into the NFL's elite category, is seemingly always hotly debated.

Currently, (and in no particular order) Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts, Josh Allen, Justin Herbert, Lamar Jackson, and Joe Burrow's names are often mentioned in arguments about the league's best active quarterbacks.

But when Burrow was asked to share his thoughts on the best quarterback in the NFL, he did not bring up his name. Instead, Burrow made it clear that Mahomes was currently at the top of the mountain.

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Joe Burrow #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals hugs Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs after the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 30, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

Burrow is one year younger than Mahomes and has already beaten Mahomes in an AFC Championship Game to earn a Super Bowl berth. The Cincinnati Bengals used the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft on Burrow.

 But Mahomes is a three-time All-Pro, two-time Super winner, and a two-time Super Bowl MVP. 

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"I don’t think there’s any argument right now. It’s Pat until somebody has a better year than he’s had," Burrow told reporters on Tuesday. "He’s the one to knock off."

Since Burrow entered the NFL, the Bengals are 3-1 against the Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.

After Kansas City's 27-24 overtime loss to Cincinnati in January 2022, the Chiefs bounced back in this year's AFC title game and