Mahomes can become the first with two wins if he leads the Kansas City Chiefs to a victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on February 12. Hurts is bidding to become the fourth black quarterback to win the Super Bowl, joining Williams, Mahomes and Russell Wilson.
For Tom Brady’s throne
Another fact is that both are young: Mahomes is 27 years old and Hurt is 24. Thus, the NFL is guaranteed the dreaded generational change that will come with the departure of superstars like Tom Bradythe great dominator of this sport with a record of seven rings, and Aaron Rodgerswinner of the last two MVP awards.
Brady was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs with the Buccaneers and Rodgers didn’t even reach the postseason with the Packers. At 45 and 39 years old, respectively, neither of the two legendary players have confirmed their future for the next campaign.
“I think this is fantastic for this league,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said of the youth of the finalist quarterbacks. “I feel like the more guys that play quarterback at a high level in this league, the more exciting it’s going to be.”
Considered the league’s top talent right now, Mahomes won the MVP award in 2018 and has led the Chiefs to five straight AFC finals, including a Super Bowl title in 2020 and a runner-up finish in 2021.
Jalen Hurts’ Eagles were not among the great candidates to reach this instance. At 24 years old, this quarterback who is as damaging with his arm as he is in his career has established himself among the elite this season and is a finalist for the MVP award.
Hurts is also in a position to be placed on the earliest quarterbacks lists since, if he won the Super Bowl title on February 12, he would be the fourth-youngest winner in history at 24 years and 189 days.
Ahead they would only be surpassed by Ben Roethlisberger (23 years and 340 days), Mahomes (24, 138) and Brady (24, 184).
Hurts, a finalist along with Mahomes for the AP MVP and Offensive Player of the Year awards, missed two games late in the season with a shoulder injury. The Eagles haven’t had to lean on his arm by picking up two comfortable playoff victories. He has just 275 passing yards and two passing touchdowns, racking up 73 rushing yards and two scores.
“I know I’ve been through a lot personally, but I don’t want to take away from how great this team has been by being united and pushing each other,” Hurts said. “When we go through painful times and difficult times, we always find a way. to overcome them. You aspire to a situation like this. We have the opportunity to go out there and win it all, so we want to prepare to do it.”
Source: Ambito
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