Hall of Famer Steve Young believes the 49ers will more or less be facing Brett Favre when they travel to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs next Sunday.
However you want to identify Patrick Mahomes, the 49ers certainly will be encountering a red-hot, record-setting quarterback.
Mahomes was magnificent again Sunday, throwing a franchise-tying record six touchdown passes in a 42-37 victory in Pittsburgh. In doing so, Mahomes broke the record for most touchdown passes for the first three games of an NFL career. He now has 10 scoring passes, eclipsing the old mark of eight held by Marcus Mariota and Mark Rypien.