Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is playing in tonight’s Super Bowl against the Philadelphia Eagles. The recently named 2023 League MVP has been up and active all week, and he looks poised to lead the Chiefs on a Super Bowl mission on Sunday.
Mahomes made a stunning recovery to play in Super Bowl LVII as the two-time league MVP suffered a high ankle sprain in the Chiefs’ divisional round win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Analysts and doctors speculated that he would be unavailable for two weeks following a high ankle sprain. However, uber competitive Mahomes rejected that notion. He started and played every meaningful minute in the Conference Championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals, helping the Chiefs win.
For Mahomes’ next trick, he will start his third Super Bowl game in his storied NFL career. Kansas City Chiefs fans will hope his presence will inspire the team to a win against the Eagles.
How has Patrick Mahomes performed this season?
Patrick Mahomes has been excellent all season long, with the Kansas City Chiefs legend arguably having his best professional season ever. He led the Chiefs to a stellar year in 2022-2023, ensuring that the franchise makes its third Super Bowl game in the past five seasons.
His performances have been even more impressive, considering he played 2022-23 without his favorite wide receiver threat, Tyreek Hill, who moved to the Miami Dolphins. As such, Mahomes doubled down on his relentless feeding of the ball to Travis Kelce’s technique, which yielded great results.
Mahomes and Kelce were selected as the first-team All-Pro, picked as Pro Bowl starters, and most importantly, they will be competing for Super Bowl LVII at the State Farm Stadium on Sunday. Furthermore, the Texas Tech alum was named the league MVP for the second time in his career, beating competition from Jalen Hurts and Josh Allen. He put up a stat line of 5,250 passing yards, 41 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions for the regular season that was just completed.
Patrick Mahomes fantasy outlook for the season
Fantasy football managers have grown to appreciate Mahomes’ output over the years, and the 2022-23 season wasn’t any different. He scored 428.40 fantasy points at a stunning average of 25.20 points per game in 17 games. Mahomes was the highest-scoring fantasy QB for the umpteenth time, and it wasn’t even close.
You can expect Patrick Mahomes to have a strong game in Sunday’s Super Bowl. The Philadelphia Eagles defense must be inspired to nullify the Kansas City great’s outwardly talents in the pocket.