Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes will play tonight’s Super Bowl against the Philadelphia Eagles. The recently named 2023 League MVP has been up and active all week, and appears poised to lead the Chiefs on a Super Bowl mission on Sunday.
Mahomes made a surprising recovery to play in Super Bowl LVII as the two-time league MVP suffered a sprained ankle in the Chiefs’ divisional-round win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Analysts and doctors speculated that he would be unavailable for two weeks due to a sprained ankle. However, the super competitive Mahomes rejected that notion. He started and played every significant minute in the Conference Championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals, helping the Chiefs win.
For Mahomes’ next stunt, he will start his third Super Bowl game in his storied NFL career. Kansas City Chiefs fans hope that his presence will inspire the team to win against the Eagles.
How has Patrick Mahomes performed this season?
Patrick Mahomes has been terrific all season, and the Kansas City Chiefs legend is arguably having his best professional season. He led the Chiefs to a stellar year in 2022-2023, ensuring the franchise made its third Super Bowl game in the last 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 First Team All-Pro, chosen as Pro Bowl starters and, most importantly, they will compete for Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium on Sunday. Additionally, the Texas Tech alumnus was named league MVP for the second time in his career, beating out competition from Jalen Hurts and Josh Allen. He posted a stat line of 5,250 passing yards, 41 touchdowns and 12 interceptions for the regular season he just completed.
Patrick Mahomes fantasy outlook for the season
Fantasy football managers have come to appreciate Mahomes’ output over the years, and the 2022-23 season was no different. He scored 428.40 fantasy points at an impressive 25.20 points per game average in 17 games. Mahomes was the highest-scoring fantasy quarterback 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 should be inspired to nullify the outside talents of the Kansas City big man in the pocket.