Arians: Mahomes 'can do anything and everything'

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians knows the magnitude of the task his team faces in trying to stop Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

"He can do anything and everything," Arians said Wednesday, according to ProFootballTalk's Myles Simmons. "There is no pocket because he keeps backpedaling, and no one in the league - any league - can stop him from throwing that ball. Or he'll keep backpedaling and throw that ball as accurately down the field as he can.

"He is a very, very unique player."

Mahomes, who's set to face the Buccaneers in his second Super Bowl in three years as a starter, has already torched Tampa Bay's defense once this season. The 25-year-old former MVP threw for 462 yards - the second-most of his career - and three touchdowns in a 27-24 victory in Week 12.

Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady also had a big day in that game, racking up 345 yards and three touchdowns. But the 43-year-old veteran also had two second-half interceptions as he attempted to keep pace with the high-flying Chiefs.

The six-time Super Bowl champion should have more reliable reinforcements if Sunday's game also turns into a shootout: Tampa Bay's pass defense has taken leaps and bounds since Mahomes shredded it, giving up an average of 238 yards through the air since then.