But, as joyous as Mahomes has been in victory, he was classy as ever in defeat. Mics picked up Mahomes’s simple and short message to Hurts when the two shared an embrace on the field after the final whistle:

Jalen Hurts processed the first Super Bowl loss of his career, outdueling Patrick Mahomes in Super Bowl LVII as the Philadelphia Eagles came up three points short of victory. Hurts took that loss with him for two years,

Patrick Mahomes has already established himself as one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history. Here's a look at how he has fared in the Super Bowl.

Patrick Mahomes was startlingly off his game in the Kansas City Chiefs' 40–22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, and at least one Eagles defender would like to take credit for it. In the biggest NFL matchup of the year,

The Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes debates will rage on long after Super Bowl LIX. Sure, Mahomes didn’t do himself any favors in the Kansas City Chiefs’ 40-22 blowout loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, but there is still plenty of football ahead in his career to potentially turn things around.

One bad game does not make a back quarterback. But in Patrick Mahomes’ case, it does pump the breaks on talk of him being the best ever.

After a week that included a lot of talk about Mahomes' legacy and candidacy as the G.O.A.T., the Eagles handed the three-time champ one of his worst-ever defeats.

The Chiefs were dominated with two $80 million players on the bookends — converted left tackle Joe Thuney and right tackle Jawaan Taylor, an All-Pro center in Humphrey and a guard in Trey Smith who could be the most sought-after free agent in the NFL next month.

If Patrick Mahomes and his Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl this Sunday in New Orleans, the debate is over. Mahomes would become the greatest playoff quarterback of all time. Tom Brady fans might not want to admit it, but they wouldn’t have to. A mountain of evidence points to Mahomes taking the mantle from him.