Super Bowl: Jalen Hurts comes up short against rival Patrick Mahomes

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Jalen is sick of the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl

Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates after scoring a 4-yard field goal during the second quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images/AFP

GLENDALE, Ariz. – In the end, Jalen Hurts is second only to Patrick Mahomes. again.

After taking a six-point lead into the fourth quarter, Hurts’ Philadelphia Eagles fell to Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs 38-35 in Super Bowl 57, losing on a field goal with seconds remaining.

Mahomes scored two touchdowns in the closing minutes of the game and put his team in position for the game-winning 27-yard field goal.

His heroics overshadowed the record-breaking performance by Hurts, who rushed for 70 meters and three touchdowns, the most rushing yards by a quarterback in the history of the Super Bowl. Hurts also threw for a score.

“It’s tough,” he told reporters.

Hurts have been there before.

He was second only to Mahomes in the league’s Most Valuable Player honors after leading the Eagles to a 14-3 record and the top seed in the playoffs.

The two made history as the first Black quarterbacks to start a Super Bowl.

“He came away with a win,” Hurts said. “We’re lacking, so I know it will motivate us.”

The Eagles led 24-14 at halftime and Hurts appeared on his way to being named the game’s MVP despite losing a fumble that led to a Chiefs score.

But a combination of a resurgent Mahomes and miscues on defense helped sink the Eagles.

Early in the fourth quarter, the Eagles gave up a 65-yard punt that set up Mahomes’ touchdown pass that gave them an eight-point lead with less than 10 minutes to play.

Hurts then led the team on a 75-yard drive that scored two touchdowns and a two-point conversion, tying the game.

Mahomes responded with a drive of his own, punctuated by a 26-yard scramble, which ultimately led to the game-winning kick. And it was Mahomes who was named MVP.

Philadelphia has taken the ball back with about a minute left but a defensive holding penalty gives the Chiefs a first down, allowing them to run the clock to nearly zero and deny Hurts the chance to make his own end-game magic.

At 24, Hurts has plenty of time to play again for an NFL championship.

Mahomes, who is 27 and currently has two titles to his name, will probably be out for a while.

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