Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts to make history as first Black QBs to face off in Super Bowl

USAToday SportsPatrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts will make history later this monthasthefirstpairofBlack quarterbacks to face off in a SuperBowlwhentheKansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles play each other Feb. 12inGlendale,Arizona.

Mahomes punched his tickettoSuperBowl57witha 23-20winovertheCincinnati Bengals in the AFC championshipgame.The27-year-old played through an ankle injury and led a game-winning driveinthefinalminutes.

Meanwhile,Hurtsandthe Eagles cruised to a 31-7 win overtheSanFrancisco49ers.

The third-year QB amassed 160all-purposeyardsandran for a touchdown.

MahomesandHurtshave faced off once previously, withtheChiefscomingouton top 42-30 in a 2021 game. Now, the two standout quarterbacksandMVPcandidates willmeetontheNFL’sbiggest stage.

HaveanyBlackQBswon aSuperBowl?

ThreeBlackquarterbacks have hoisted the Lombardi Trophy, with the most recent being Mahomes for the 2019 season. Doug Williams (Washington, 1987) and Russell Wilson (Seattle Seahawks, 2013) are the oth- ers. Steve McNair, Donovan McNabb, Colin Kaepernick, RussellWilsonandCamNewtonareamongtheotherBlack QBs to start in a Super Bowl.

Mahomeshasachanceto become the first Black quarterbacktowinmultipleSuper Bowltitles,whileHurtscould become the fourth Black QB towinitall.

Why is Mahomes vs. Hurts significant?

The historic matchup is importantforanumberofreasons.

Notonlywillthegamepit two of the NFL’s top athletes against one another, but Super Bowl 57 — which takes place during Black History

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Month — and its worldwide platform should serve as a groundbreakingeventofrepresentationforBlackquarterbacks.

Super Bowl 57 will also likelyplayaroleinMahomes’ legacyasaplayer.Havingalready hoisted one Lombardi Trophy, the opportunity to win a second is an important juncture for Mahomes.

Many fans and experts alsopredictfutureSuperBowl matchups between the two young and talented quarterbacks of strong NFL teams, adding further intrigue to whichsignal-callercomesout on top in this first postseason meeting between Mahomes and Hurts.