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For the second time in his career, Hurts rolled up to the biggest game of the year and turned in a magnificent individual performance.
The much-scrutinized quarterback silenced anyone doubting his ability to lead his team to a world title, completing 17-of-22 passes for 221, two touchdowns, and an interception. He added 11 rushes for 72 yards, breaking his own Super Bowl record for rushing yards by a quarterback, and a touchdown.
The Chiefs game-planned to take running back Saquon Barkley out of the equation and they did but in the process, they essentially dared Hurts to beat them and he did just that.
He was cool, calm, and collected as he hit DeVonta Smith early in the first quarter, added two passes to tight end Dallas Goedert for 27 yards, and found AJ Brown for a touchdown (24-0). It was the 46-yard touchdown to Smith in the third quarter that put the game out of reach and was essentially the dagger in Kansas City’s championship hopes (34-0).
For a player who used the imagery of him walking off the field amid the red and yellow confetti that poured from the ceiling at the end of Super Bowl LVII as motivation, and had to listen to critics doubt his ability to pass his team to a championship, Hurts blocked out the noise and once again proved his worth when the lights were brightest and the stage was the biggest.
He earned the Super Bowl LIX MVP award for his play and on a night when the defense was as dominant as it was, one would still be hard-pressed to pinpoint another player more deserving of the honor.
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