Who won Super Bowl MVP? Jalen Hurts takes home award in Eagles' rout
NEW ORLEANS – Jalen Hurts hushed his naysayers in what was an MVP performance.
The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback was named MVP after the team obliterated the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl 59. It's the 34th time a quarterback has been named Super Bowl MVP.
"It’s been a long journey, it’s a journey of ups and downs and highs and lows. I’ve always stayed true to myself and have this vision of being the best that I can be, and that evolved, over time, into this desire to win. You don’t do great things without having good guys around you," Hurts said postgame. "The effort, sticking to the script, and always trusting the process is what got us here.”
Behind Hurts and a dominant defensive performance, the Eagles flew out to a 24-0 lead in the first half.
Hurts rushed for a 1-yard touchdown and threw for a 12-yard score to wide receiver A.J. Brown in the first half as Philadelphia built a commanding advantage.
Hurts and the entire Eagles team kept flying in the second half. The Eagles quarterback tossed a 46-yard touchdown to wide receiver DeVonta Smith as Philadelphia padded its lead to 34-0 with under three minutes left in the third quarter. Hurts’ second touchdown pass closed the door on any chance the Chiefs had of coming back.
The Eagles quarterback completed 17-of-22 passes for 221 yards, to go with two touchdowns and one interception. He rushed 11 times for 72 yards and had a rushing touchdown. His 72 yards are the most rushing yards by a quarterback ever in a Super Bowl. He's just the fifth quarterback ever with multiple touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown in Super Bowl history.
While at Alabama, Hurts was once benched for teammate Tua Tagovailoa. Hurts transferred to Oklahoma to finish his college career. He was a second-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft and has been counted out numerous times during his five-year NFL career. But now he's at the mountain top as a Super Bowl champion.
"He knows how to win. He does a great job of being able to block out all the outside noise," Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said. "I find it funny when they’re like, ‘Jalen’s good cause he’s got a good team around him.’ That’s football. You cannot be great without the greatness of others. Jalen cannot do it by himself. He needs A.J., he needs that offensive line, he needs Saquon, and vice versa.
"Jalen’s special and the criticism just blows my mind because I think he’s so special, and he’s won so many games and works his butt off. He just continues to get better and can block out everything, focus on the task at hand of getting better and put himself in the position to win each week. He does a great job of that and he had an unbelievable game today when we needed him to."
It’s the Eagles’ second Super Bowl title. Hurts joins Nick Foles as the only Eagles players in franchise history to be named Super Bowl MVP.
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