Kansas City Chiefs quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES was voted the winner of the Pete Rozelle Trophy, awarded to the Super Bowl LIV Most Valuable Player.
Mahomes led Kansas City back from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit, tied for the second-largest comeback in Super Bowl history. The Chiefs became the first team to record three comebacks of at least 10 points in a single postseason in NFL history.
This is the 30th time that a quarterback has won the award and at 24 years and 138 days old, Mahomes is the youngest quarterback and third-youngest player to win the Super Bowl MVP award.
The youngest players to win Super Bowl MVP:
PLAYER | TEAM | SUPER BOWL | AGE |
Marcus AllenHOF | L.A. Raiders | XVIII | 23 years, 302 days |
Lynn SwannHOF | Pittsburgh | X | 23 years, 317 days |
Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | LIV | 24 years, 138 days |
Mahomes completed 26 of 42 passes for 286 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions and rushed for 29 yards and a touchdown.
The award is chosen by a panel comprised of 16 media members and by fans interactively through the National Football League’s official website, NFL.com.
-NFL Communications
The Colquitt family was also a winner in the game as a VFL winsd the Super Bowl for the 11th consecutive season.
The @Chiefs defeat the 49ers 31-20 to win the #SuperBowl in Miami. First SB in 50 years is a win for KC. #VFL P Dustin Colquitt is a SB champion like his brother and his father. pic.twitter.com/TCuj9T8IsZ
— 99.1 The Sports Animal (@SportsRadioWNML) February 3, 2020