{"id":412378,"date":"2023-02-12T23:00:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T04:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=412378"},"modified":"2023-02-12T23:30:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T04:30:39","slug":"mahomes-named-super-bowl-mvp-after-heroic-performance","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/mahomes-named-super-bowl-mvp-after-heroic-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahomes named Super Bowl MVP after heroic performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes was named MVP after the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 for the franchise&#8217;s second Super Bowl victory in four years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Mahomes family \u2764\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMahomes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PatrickMahomes<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrittanyLynne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BrittanyLynne<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hXUppAN9Em\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/hXUppAN9Em<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1624982565005430786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">&#8220;He&#8217;s the MVP. The MVP,&#8221; Chiefs coach Andy Reid said in his postgame, on-field interview. &#8220;That&#8217;s all that needs to be said.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He&#39;s that dude. \ud83c\udfc6<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMahomes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PatrickMahomes<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SBLVII?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SBLVII<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eb5M81DUig\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/eb5M81DUig<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1624974963974475776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">Mahomes, hobbled with what appeared to be the same high ankle sprain suffered earlier in the postseason, keyed a second-half rally, and finished the night 21-of-27 passing, for 182 yards and three touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">He was masterful in the game-winning drive, a 12-play, 66-yard series that churned out 5:07 of fourth-quarter clock and resulted in a field goal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">&#8220;M-V-Pat, you know what I mean,&#8221; Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said in his postgame, on-field interview. &#8220;You can&#8217;t say how much he means to this team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">The Chiefs trailed 24-14 at the break, but Mahomes guided the comeback by throwing two of his scoring passes after halftime.\u00a0Mahomes also rushed for 44 yards in the win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">Mahomes suffered the sprain in the Chiefs&#8217; divisional round win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2x Super Bowl Champion<br \/>2x Super Bowl MVP<br \/>2x NFL MVP <br \/>5x Pro Bowler<br \/>3x All-Pro<br \/>1x OPOY<\/p>\n<p>Hall of Famer? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMahomes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PatrickMahomes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9v8gPrDzMZ\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/9v8gPrDzMZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1624985399348322304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">The 27-year-old aggravated the injury late in the first half but remained in the game. His 14-yard scramble was the key play on a touchdown drive to begin the second half.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And he\u2019s only 27 years old. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMahomes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PatrickMahomes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SBLVII?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SBLVII<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BXFsae4pPW\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/BXFsae4pPW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1624974046407569412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">Mahomes was also named MVP of the Super Bowl in 2020, when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">He is now the 13th quarterback to win multiple Super Bowl championships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes was named MVP after the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 for the franchise&#8217;s second Super Bowl victory [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4224,"featured_media":412387,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[16919,17356,17123,17238],"news_category":[16703],"gn_keywords":[],"acf":{"announce":"He was also named MVP of the Super Bowl in 2020","video":[]},"rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_robots":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_facebook_title":"","rank_math_facebook_description":"","rank_math_facebook_image":"","rank_math_twitter_title":"","rank_math_twitter_description":"","rank_math_twitter_image":"","rank_math_snippet_shortcode":"","rank_math_primary_category":"","rankmath_seo":{"focus_keyword":"","description":"","title":"","canonical_url":"","robots":"","facebook":{"title":"","description":"","image":""},"twitter":{"title":"","description":"","image":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/412378"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4224"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/412378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/412387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412378"},{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=412378"},{"taxonomy":"gn_keywords","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gn_keywords?post=412378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}