Patrick Mahomes celebrates a win against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs. After the NFL final, the superstar heaps praise on his rival Jalen Hurts.

In the Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts put on one of the best statistical performances in NFL Finals history. Among other things, the playmaker scored three rushing touchdowns.

Meanwhile, his rival Patrick Mahomes doesn’t want Hurts’ performance – despite the Eagles’ loss – to be overlooked.

“If there were any doubters left, there shouldn’t be any now,” the 27-year-old said. “The way he stepped on that stage, the way he ran, the way he threw the ball, whatever it took for his team to win. That was a special achievement. I don’t want that to get lost in the defeat that they suffered. “

Mahomes praises Hurts

And continued, “Even when we had all the momentum on our side in that game and we were leading by eight points in the fourth quarter, he responded and led his team down the football field and ran a two-point conversion himself, that was a special effort by him and I mean you have to appreciate that when you look back at that game. “

Mahomes, who was named MVP of the final game, paced his franchise to a 38-35 win over Philly.