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Patrick Mahomes Lost the Super Bowl So Badly It Made ‘First Take’ Remember Joe Montana
Back on Jan. 22 Stephen A. Smith didn’t just say that Patrick Mahomes putting together a threepeat for the Kansas City Chiefs would make him the best quarterback ever. The First Take star went so far as to say it would “cement” the Chiefs QB into that position, even though he’d still trail Tom Brady 7-4 in Super Bowl wins. It was quite a thing to say but Super Bowl LIX was on the horizon and everyone gets a bit of Super Bowl fever.
It became quite clear on Sunday night that there was no need to get the cement trucks out to do work in this debate as the Philadelphia Eagles made a mockery of the Chiefs offense in building a 40-6 lead in en route to their own championship. Mahomes was not just bad by his own standards, he was plain old bad—and he took responsibility for it in the postgame.
So in the span of about 28 minutes of action, weeks of sitting in front of a camera and suggesting seriously that Mahomes is somehow more accomplished and better than Brady in the business of winning unraveled. That’s a tough blow but the best pundits are real pros and can pivot on a dime.
Smith chose to do this, incredibly, by suddenly bringing Joe Montana into the equation on Monday’s show and declaring the NFL GOAT debate “officially over.”
“We ain’t going to be talking about this right now, we ain’t going to be talking about this next year,” Smith said before showing Mahomes’s less impressive cumulative Super Bowl stats. “We gotta bring Joe Montana back into this conversation back into this conversation because of what we witnessed yesterday. Joe Montana: 4-0, 68 percent completions, 285.5 passing yards, 11 touchdowns not a single interception.”
.@stephenasmith says for right now, the NFL GOAT debate is “officially over” after Super Bowl LIX 😯 pic.twitter.com/Lg1ws7bzCj
— First Take (@FirstTake) February 10, 2025
“After this Super Bowl, it’s one thing to be talking about Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady. After this Super Bowl we’re talking about Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes and Joe Montana. Montana has been added to the conversation.”
So there you go. The big winner from the Super Bowl, in addition to the Eagles, is a quarterback who retired in 1994. It’s all very confusing, especially because this is the same person who went the furthest in Mahomes’s direction during a nonsensical debate where somehow a threepeat would count for triple the credit or something. But that’s how all of this works.
This may surprise you but Montana’s stats and accomplishments are the exact same today as they were last week, two weeks, and 30 years ago. It just took the Eagles’ front four getting immense pressure against a suspect line to dust off. That’s the beauty of sports and sports takery. Nothing is predictable.
HELENA, Mont. — Montana’s 2026 primary election ballot is taking shape after a busy candidate filing period that drew hundreds of hopefuls.
Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen and the Montana election team finalized the list of candidates after 380 total candidates filed between Feb. 17 and March 4. Of those candidates, 19 withdrew from their races.
Six independent candidates are still waiting to qualify via petition before being added to the general election ballot.
The following was sent out by the Office of the Montana Secretary of State:
Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen and the Montana Election Team have completed ballot certification for Montana’s 2026 Primary Election, finalizing the list of candidates who will appear before voters on Tuesday, June 2.
Pursuant to Montana law, county election administrators certify local candidates for the primary ballot in their respective counties, while the Secretary of State’s Office certifies the names and designations of statewide and state district candidates, including candidates for federal, legislative, and certain judicial offices.
The Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (COPP) notified the Secretary of State’s Office and the county election administrators of any candidate(s) whose name(s) may not appear on the ballot pursuant to Montana law.
“The ballot certification process is a key step in ensuring Montana’s elections are accurate, secure, and transparent,” said Secretary Jacobsen. “I’m grateful to our state election officials and the county election administrators and their teams across the state for their hard work preparing for the 2026 Primary Election.”
A total of 380 candidates filed with the Secretary of State’s Office during the candidate filing period (Tuesday, February 17 – Wednesday, March 4). Several candidates withdrew from their respective races, while Independent candidates are pending petition requirements to qualify for the general election ballot.
Filings with the Secretary of State’s Office included:
- United States Senator: Twelve total candidates filed for the office, though one withdrew and one is pending petition requirements. Five Democrats, three Republicans, and two Libertarians will appear on Montanans’ Primary Election ballots. One Independent candidate must meet Montana’s petition requirements.
- United States Representative: Sixteen total filings in the 1st and 2nd Congressional races.
- 1st Congressional (MT-01) Ten candidates submitted paperwork for the Congressional seat – four Democrats, four Republicans, and one Libertarian. One Independent candidate must meet petition requirements. The incumbent did not file for re-election.
- 2nd Congressional (MT-02) Six candidates submitted filing paperwork, including the incumbent, who is the lone Republican to file for the race. Three Democrats and one Libertarian filed, while one Independent also submitted their paperwork for the race and is pending petition requirements.
- Public Service Commission: Seven candidates will appear on the ballot for the two PSC seats.
- PSC District 1: Two Republicans and one Democrat will appear before voters for the open seat.
- PSC District 5: The incumbent is one of three Republicans to file for the seat, while one Democrat also filed.
- Supreme Court Justice: Two candidates filed for the Supreme Court Justice No. 4 race – Judge Dan Wilson was the first to file for Montana’s high court, and Judge Amy Eddy followed suit later the same day.
- District Court Judge: Thirteen candidates submitted filings, including several judges currently on the bench.
- Legislature: The majority of candidate filings were for Legislative seats, where 329 total filings were submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office, nearly 130 of which came on the opening day.
- Montana State Senate: Sixty-six candidates qualified for the 2026 Primary Election, including more than 10 incumbents.
- Montana State House: A total of 235 candidates qualified for the 2026 Primary Election. Three Independent candidates are pending petition requirements. Dozens of incumbents filed for re-election.
For more information, visit the candidate filing page on the Secretary of State’s website at https://sosmt.gov/elections/filing/.
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