Chiefs win Super Bowl over 49ers 31-20; Mahomes MVP; VFL Colquitt a champion

Kansas City, MO - June 10, 2019 - Training Facility: Portrait of Patrick Mahomes (15) of the Kansas City Chiefs (Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images)

Chiefs win Super Bowl over 49ers 31-20; Mahomes MVP; VFL Colquitt a champion

Kansas City, MO – June 10, 2019 – Training Facility: Portrait of Patrick Mahomes (15) of the Kansas City Chiefs
(Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images)

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.

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