Patrick Mahomes wins Super Bowl LVII MVP

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII 38-35 on Sunday night against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Chiefs were carried by an incredibly gutsy performance from their quarterback, Patrick Mahomes II, who finished with over 200 all-purpose yards and three passing touchdowns, while also throwing no interceptions. He did so while re-aggravating his right ankle injury that he suffered in the AFC Divisional Game. Following the game, Mahomes was announced as the MVP of Super Bowl LVII, the second time that he’s won the award.

He re-injured the right ankle late in the first half, and was clearly in visible pain on the Chiefs’ sideline. But when he came out in the second half, Mahomes didn’t show any sort of problems with it and seemed to be fine walking out of the locker room.

Whatever sort of medicine or painkillers the Chiefs’ training staff injected into his ankle during halftime, certainly worked. Mahomes took off for an impressive 26-yard run late in the fourth quarter that proved critical in the outcome of the game. The run was crucial in setting up the game-winning 27-yard kick by Harrison Butker, who drilled the game-winner with eight seconds left in the fourth quarter to lift the Chiefs to the 38-35 win.

With 2:55 remaining, Mahomes dropped back to the 47-yard line, eluded a few Eagles’ defenders, then took off running down the middle of the field, where he was finally brought down by a Philadelphia defender at the 17-yard line. The 26-yard run was his longest run of the season, and what a clutch moment he picked to pull it off.

The Super Bowl MVP is just yet another impressive piece of an already incredible resume for Mahomes. He became the first player since 1999 to win the MVP and Super Bowl MVP in the same season (Kurt Warner).

Mahomes could not have done it without his offensive line

The former Texas Tech star couldn’t have done it without a remarkably impressive performance from the Kansas City offensive line–they shut down a truly historic Eagles’ defensive line that racked up 70 sacks this season–just two short of the Chicago Bears’ record set in 1984. The Chiefs’ offensive line allowed zero sacks and only one tackle for loss, which is pretty unbelievable. That very well might be one of the most overlooked stats in the Chiefs’ win.

The Chiefs trailed the Eagles 24-14 at halftime, but stormed back in the second half thanks to a number of impressive plays from several players. Former Florida star Kadarius Toney had a spectacular 65-yard punt return, the longest in Super Bowl history. He also snagged a five-yard touchdown catch.

Mahomes is well on his way to the Hall-of-Fame, if he’s not there already. He’s now won two Super Bowls, two Super Bowl MVPs, two NFL MVPs, been a five-time Pro Bowl selection, and won one Offensive Player of the Year award. He’s a special, special talent and with Andy Reid coming back for one more season, he’s a safe bet to add even more hardware to the trophy case in 2024.