Patrick Mahomes wins his SECOND NFL MVP in resounding fashion beating Super Bowl rival Jalen Hurts and Bills Josh Allen… while the Buffalo trainer who saved Damar Hamlin also gets a vote!
Patrick Mahomes dominated the voting for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award. Now, he´ll try to break the MVP curse.
Mahomes, who also won in 2018, easily outdistanced Jalen Hurts, receiving 48 of 50 first-place votes from a nationwide panel of media members who regularly cover the league.
He earned 490 points to 193 for Hurts, who got one first-place vote, 26 seconds, 11 thirds and 10 fourths.
Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs (16-3) face Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles (16-3) in the Super Bowl on Sunday.
The last nine MVPs to play in the Super Bowl that season are 0-9. Kurt Warner was the last to win both the MVP award and Super Bowl following the 1999 season.
Patrick Mahomes won his second NFL MVP award ahead of his third Super Bowl appearance
Sunday’s opposing quarterback, Jalen Hurts came second in the MVP voting with 193 points
Bills signal-caller Josh Allen came in third place after a strong regular season with Buffalo
Bills quarterback Josh Allen received the other first-place vote, finishing third with 151 points. Bengals QB Joe Burrow placed fourth and Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson came in fifth.
Buffalo athletic trainer Denny Kellington received one vote from ESPN’s Suzy Kolber for his role in treating Damar Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest on the gridiron against Cincinnati on January 2.
The 27-year-old Mahomes is the third player to win his second MVP before turning 28, joining Brett Favre (27) and Jim Brown (22).
Mahomes was the 2018 NFL MVP in his first full season as a starter.
The Chiefs lost the AFC championship game that season but Mahomes led them to a Super Bowl victory over San Francisco the following season.
Mahomes has the opportunity to further add to his trophy cabinet on Sunday, having already won both a Super Bowl and the game’s MVP award.
Through the regular season, Mahomes had a 67% completion percentage, throwing for 5,250 yards, 41 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
Mahomes threw for over 5,000 yards during the regular seasons – heaving 41 touchdowns