PHOENIX — In the lead-up to Sunday’s Super Bowl 57, both quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts were open about the mutual respect they had for each other’s games. That’s what made the scene at the end of the Chiefs’ 38-35 victory so surprising.
An on-field meeting — the traditional quarterback handshake at midfield — did not happen. When the game ended, Hurts made his way to the sidelines and headed for the tunnel alone as confetti fell from above at State Farm Stadium. He didn’t shake Mahomes’ hand on the field, and he wasn’t observed congratulating any Chiefs players in the game’s immediate aftermath.
