Patrick Mahomes won the first battle of Super Bowl LVII, winning the Associated Press NFL MVP award for the second time in his career.
Mahomes and Jalen Hurts will become the first two Black quarterbacks to start in the Super Bowl, and they’re changing the landscape of the position.
Kansas City’s All-Pro quarterback snagged his second MVP award (2018) after throwing for a career-high 5,251 yards and tossing 41 touchdowns to 11 different players, ending the regular season with a 91.3 PFF grade.
According to the Associated Press, the voting wasn’t even close as Mahomes easily outdistanced Jalen Hurts, receiving 48 of 50 first-place votes from a nationwide panel of media members. Mahomes earned 490 points to 193 for Hurts, who got one first-place vote, 26 seconds, 11 thirds, and 10 fourths.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen received the other first-place vote, finishing third with 151 points, while Bengals QB Joe Burrow placed fourth, and Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson came in fifth.
This season Hurts led the Eagles to a 14-1 record (.933 winning percentage) as a starter, completing 306-of-460 (66.5%) attempts for 3,701 yards (8.0 avg.), 22 TDs, 6 INTs, and 101.6 passer rating, while also rushing for 760 yards and 13 TDs. In total, Hurts combined for 4,461 yards and 35 TDs.
Hurts will now look to win the most important MVP honor, as he tries to lead the Eagles to a Super Bowl win on Sunday night.
