Who won Super Bowl MVP in 2023? Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes outduels Eagles' Jalen Hurts to earn honors

Zac Al-Khateeb

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Patrick Mahomes' game in Super Bowl 57 wasn't the most impressive statistical performance of his career. But it might have been the most gutsy.

The 2022 NFL MVP became the first player since Kurt Warner for the Rams in the 1999 season to win both that and Super Bowl MVP — and all on an ankle that has continuously been a talking point throughout the 2023 NFL playoffs.

That was no more apparent than in the waning moments of the first half vs. the Eagles, when Philadelphia linebacker T.J. Edwards appeared to re-aggravate his high-ankle sprain, causing him to limp heavily off the field:

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How did Mahomes respond? By leading a 10-point halftime comeback with a score on each of the Chiefs' second-half possessions: Three touchdowns and a game-winning field goal with just seconds remaining. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said it best in the postgame interview:

Here's how he won it:

Who won Super Bowl MVP in 2023?

Mahomes won the second Super Bowl MVP of his career on Sunday with a gutsy performance that saw him lead a double-digit halftime deficit after appearing to re-aggravate an ankle injury late in the second half — one that severely hobbled him in the divisional and conference championship rounds.

"I told y'all this week, nothing was going to keep me off that football field, man," Mahomes said.

In all, he completed 21 of 27 passes for 182 yards and three touchdowns in the Chiefs' 38-35 win. His first touchdown was an 18-yard touchdown reception to his favorite target, Travis Kelce:

That was Mahomes' only touchdown of the first half, though he more than made up with it the second, leading four scoring drives, including touchdown drives of 75, 75 and 5 yards. He had hands in two of those three touchdowns, completing throws of 5 and 4 yards, respectively, to Kadarius Toney and Skyy Moore:

Mahomes had perhaps no more play play than his long scramble on that bum ankle for 26 yards to the Eagles' 17-yard line. That allowed the Chiefs to take a late field goal in a 38-35 win:

With that, Mahomes adds to what is already a Hall of Fame career, just five seasons into his career as a starter:

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QBs who have won multiple Super Bowl MVPs

Mahomes is the 32nd quarterback to win Super Bowl MVP, and the sixth player to win it more than once. Only former Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw (three) and former Patriots and Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (five) have more.

  • Bart Starr (two)
  • Terry Bradshaw (three)
  • Joe Montana (two)
  • Tom Brady (five)
  • Eli Manning (two)
  • Patrick Mahomes (two)

Super Bowl MVP winners

YearSuper BowlMVPTeamPos.
1967IBart StarrPackersQB
1968IIBart Starr (2)PackersQB
1969IIIJoe NamathJetsQB
1970IVLen DawsonChiefsQB
1971VChuck HowleyCowboysLB
1972VIRoger StaubachCowboysQB
1973VIIJake ScottDolphinsS
1974VIIILarry CsonkaDolphinsRB
1975IXFranco HarrisSteelersRB
1976XLynn SwannSteelersWR
1977XIFred BiletnikoffRaidersWR
1978XIIHarvey Martin/Randy WhiteCowboysDE/DT
1979XIIITerry BradshawSteelersQB
1980XIVTerry Bradshaw (2)SteelersQB
1981XVJim PlunkettRaidersQB
1982XVIJoe Montana49ersQB
1983XVIIJohn RigginsRedskinsRB
1984XVIIIMarcus AllenRaidersRB
1985XIXJoe Montana (2)49ersQB
1986XXRichard DentBearsDE
1987XXIPhil SimmsGiantsQB
1988XXIIDoug WilliamsRedskinsQB
1989XXIIIJerry Rice49ersWR
1990XXIVJoe Montana (3)49ersQB
1991XXVOttis AndersonGiantsRB
1992XXVIMark RypienRedskinsQB
1993XXVIITroy AikmanCowboysQB
1994XXVIIIEmmitt SmithCowboysRB
1995XXIXSteve Young49ersQB
1996XXXLarry BrownCowboysCB
1997XXXIDesmond HowardPackersKR/PR
1998XXXIITerrell DavisBroncosRB
1999XXXIIIJohn ElwayBroncosQB
2000XXXIVKurt WarnerRamsQB
2001XXXVRay LewisRavensLB
2002XXXVITom BradyPatriotsQB
2003XXXVIIDexter JacksonBuccaneersS
2004XXXVIIITom Brady (2)PatriotsQB
2005XXXIXDeion BranchPatriotsWR
2006XLHines WardSteelersWR
2007XLIPeyton ManningColtsQB
2008XLIIEli ManningGiantsQB
2009XLIIISantonio HolmesSteelersWR
2010XLIVDrew BreesSaintsQB
2011XLVAaron RodgersPackersQB
2012XLVIEli Manning (2)GiantsQB
2013XLVIIJoe FlaccoRavensQB
2014XLVIIIMalcolm SmithSeahawksLB
2015XLIXTom Brady (3)PatriotsQB
2016LVon MillerBroncosLB
2017LITom Brady (4)PatriotsQB
2018LIINick FolesEaglesQB
2019LIIIJulian EdelmanPatriotsWR
2020LIVPatrick MahomesChiefsQB
2021LVTom Brady (5)BuccaneersQB
2022LVICooper KuppRamsWR
2023LVIIPatrick Mahomes (2)ChiefsQB

Zac Al-Khateeb

Zac Al-Khateeb has been part of The Sporting News team since 2015 after earning his Bachelor's (2013) and Master's (2014) degrees in journalism at the University of Alabama. Prior to joining TSN, he covered high school sports and general news in Alabama. A college sports specialist, Zac has been a voter for the Biletnikoff Award and Heisman Trophy since 2020.