Eagles QB Jalen Hurts named Super Bowl LIX MVP after dominant win over Chiefs

With an efficient three-touchdown effort, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts earned the Most Valuable Player award of Super Bowl LIX on Sunday following a 40-22 win over the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs.

Hurts finished the contest 17 of 22 for 221 yards, two touchdown passes and one interception — plus 11 carries for 72 yards and another score on the ground — on his way to claiming his first MVP award and helping Philadelphia play spoiler against a Kansas City team seeking the first three-peat in Super Bowl history. It was the most rushing yards by a quarterback in a Super Bowl and the 34th time a quarterback has won the award.

Hurts is the fifth QB to have multiple TD passes and a rushing score in the same game, joining Ken Anderson, Brett Favre, Joe Montana and Patrick Mahomes.

Sunday’s dominant victory resulted in the Eagles’ second Lombardi Trophy, this one arriving in the franchise’s fifth Super Bowl appearance and in coach Nick Sirianni’s fourth year as head coach.

On a night in which the Eagles never lost control, Hurts’ poise was on full display from wire-to-wire. His best moment came late in the third quarter with his team up 27-0, when he uncorked a 46-yard dime to wide receiver DeVonta Smith for a score to all but clinch the game.

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The outcome was hardly in doubt after a 24-0 halftime lead, tied for the second-largest in Super Bowl history. The strong start saw Philly’s offense capitalize on a smothering defensive showing, as the unit kept Kansas City scoreless and forced five punts with two interceptions (and a pick-six) across the Chiefs’ first seven drives.

The game began with two punts, but Hurts opened the scoring in the first quarter courtesy of a signature “tush push,” set up by a 27-yard completion to wideout Jahan Dotson. Hurts’ only blemish came 11 plays into Philly’s next series, when, facing pressure, he underthrew a pass to wideout A.J. Brown that was picked off by safety Bryan Cook. It was Hurts’ first pick since Nov. 10 (Week 10) and the Chiefs’ first takeaway of this postseason.

Hurts quickly bounced back to lead the Eagles to a field goal and TD over their next three drives, with the latter coming on a 12-yard pass to Brown just before halftime.

With Super Bowl LIX in the books, Hurts has the added distinction of becoming a champion and MVP on top of being the only Eagles signal caller to start multiple Super Bowls.