Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was betting on the Super Bowl Lix MVP when he won his third straight title on Sunday, but by the end of the first half he set a record almost No evidence of his outstanding performance.
The Philadelphia Eagles tortured Mahomes with a 40-22 victory throughout the game, and they often went to find him with him. Eagles QB Jalen Hurts won the MVP.
When the game was out of time, Mahomes found some success in the second half. He completed 257 yards of 257 passes with 3 touchdowns and two interceptions and failures.
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Mahomes' 17-yard passes were the least in the first quarter of the season. He averaged 57 of the game.
The Chiefs' first five drives have 14 yards, the least in the first five games of Mahomes, the playoffs or any game that begins the regular season.
Mahomes threw his first playoffs. Cooper Dejean's TD on a 38-yard interception gave the Hawks a 17-0 lead with 7:03 left in the first half.
Mahomes becomes the first QB to be in the history of Super Bowl
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Mahomes made two interceptions for the first half of the playoffs.
Mahomes' completion rate of 43% was the second highest in his first half of his career, much better than his 42% completion rate than the charger in Week 2 of 2020.
Mahomes finished the first half with 33 pass yards, the least in the first half of any game of his career.
Mahomes was 1 out of 6, making two interceptions on passes with more than 5 air yards. He scored 14 of 22, scoring a touchdown on his career shooting from the playoffs before Sunday.
He became the second QB in Super Bowl history to intercept a continuous pass attempt. Craig Morton did both of these, first with the Dallas Cowboys and then with the Denver Broncos.
The Chiefs did not cross the midfield until their tenth driving and won nine straight wins, the longest streak of any team in Super Bowl history.
The Chiefs' nine games without scoring are their longest Mahomes, regular season or playoffs.
Mahomes was fired six times, the most he has ever taken in any game of his career (regular season or playoffs).
Mahomes is the second QB in Super Bowl history, beating four or fewer passers. Cowboys' Roger Staubach beats the Steelers at Super Bowl X.
Patrick Mahomes has 42 exits without being lightning, the second in Super Bowl history. Starting QB has faced zero blitz in the Super Bowl five times before, but since Chicago Bears' Rex Grossman in Super Bowl XLI.
Under pressure, Mahomes scored and intercepted in 8 for 43 yards.