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Super Bowl 59 Chiefs vs. Eagles – Jalen Hurts, Patrick Mahomes Share this Epic feat this Superbowl

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The Stage is set for the Philadelphia Eagles to take on the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl LIX. The matchup will feature two of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, in the Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts.

Hurts is coming off of an efficient season in 2024, where he accumulated 2903 passing yards, 18 passing touchdowns, and 68.7% pass completion (career best). He also threw fewest interceptions since his rookie season with only 5. His regular season play has continued to the playoffs. Hurts has played in 3 playoff games so far and has threw for 505 passing yards, and3 passing touchdowns. Hurts has also delivered with his rushing game as he has 122 rushing yards, 4 rushing touchdowns, and has 9 first downs by running with the football. The only concern for the Eagles so far has been the amount of times, that their QB has been sacked in the postseason. It is already upto 11 and that is something to keep an eye on.

For the Chiefs and Mahomes, they are headed back to the Super Bowl for the third consecutive time. They have won the last two Super Bowls and one of them was against the Eagles. They cruised through the regular season with a 15-2 record. The Chiefs breezed past Stroud and the Texans in the divisional round. Their last matchup was against Josh Allen and the Bills where the Chiefs won but barely. If the Chiefs win the Super Bowl, they will arguably be called the greatest dynasty of all time or will at least be in the conversation for it.

Now that the two quarterbacks are set to face each other. The two, Mahomes and Hurts, has also accomplished something in their career that very few have. Let us look at historically great the two quarterbacks are.

Patrick Mahomes vs. Jalen Hurts will be the fourth QB rematch in Super Bowl history, joining Eli Manning-Tom Brady, Troy Aikman-Jim Kelly, Terry Bradshaw-Roger Staubach. In each of the previous three instances, the same QB has won both games. pic.twitter.com/jD3YW9rK9t
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 9, 2025

Jalen Hurts and Mahomes have entered an elite company of quarterbacks

Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes are one of the eight quarterbacks that have made 2 Super Bowl appearances in the first five years of their NFL career. Hurts was drafted as the 53rd overall pick in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft. He has only played for 5 seasons in total (4 as a starter) and has been to the Super Bowl in 2022 and now, in 2024. Hurts and the Eagles faced the Chiefs in 2022 Super Bowl matchup. The Chiefs were victorious the first time they squared up.

Meanwhile Mahomes, achieved this feat in 2020. His first Super Bowl appearance came against the San Francisco 49ers in 2019 where they won the title. Mahomes and the Chiefs immediately found themselves back in the Super Bowl in 2020. However, they lost the Super Bowl to Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Mahomes was only in his fourth season when he had achieved this feat.

Who are the other quarterbacks that have made 2 Super Bowl appearances in the first five years of their career?

Apart from Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts, there are only six other quarterbacks that have achieved this feat and they are;

Tom Brady
Ben Roethlisberger
Troy Aikman
Kurt Warner
Russell Wilson
John Elway

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The list is filled with some of the best quarterbacks of all time and for Hurts and Mahomes, this should be a huge honor for them. The Super Bowl LIX will take place in Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. It will be played on 9th February and the Chiefs are favored to win again.

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