Jalen Hurts, Patrick Mahomes set up first Super Bowl among black starting QBs – NBC10 Philadelphia

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Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes are chasing a Super Bowl title, but they’ve already made history two weeks before their showdown in Glendale, Arizona.

two NFL MVP Finalist He becomes the first black quarterback to face a Super Bowl in a Hearts game. philadelphia eagles Against Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs. Hearts clinched a ticket to its first Super Bowl with the Eagles team. dominant victory over- San Francisco 49ers at the NFC championship game. Mahomes then earned his third Super Bowl berth with the Chiefs. A Biting AFC Title Game Victory Over the Cincinnati Bengals.

Only three black quarterbacks have won the Lombardi Trophy. Doug Williams became the first player to lead Washington to a Super Bowl XXII victory over Denver his Broncos. It took him 26 years for Russell Wilson to become his second in the Seattle Seahawks loss against the Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII. Mahomes won his first championship in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl LIV victory over his 49ers three years ago. With this, Mahomes could become the first black quarterback to win multiple Super Bowls and the 13th in his history to accomplish the feat.

Four other black quarterbacks have reached the Super Bowl, lostSteve McNair started Super Bowl XXXIV for the Tennessee Titans, Donovan McNabb started Super Bowl XXXIX for the Eagles, Colin Kaepernick started Super Bowl XLVII for the 49ers, and Cam Newton started Super Bowl 50 for the Carolina Panthers.

Mahomes and Wilson are also among the black quarterbacks to lose in the Super Bowl. Mahomes’ Chiefs lost to the Tampa Bay two seasons before his Buccaneers, and Wilson’s Seahawks stole his heart two seasons before him. new england patriots of Super Bowl XLIX.

Hurts avoids that list and wants to tie Mahomes’ record instead. can be obtained.

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