Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts had plenty of doubters heading into Super Bowl LIX, but his high-octane performance proved them all wrong. He outplayed Kansas City Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes by a long shot (though some last-minute heroics from the latter might have the numbers suggest a more even match) and handily earned the game's MVP award,

For every player in the Super Bowl, the emotions are at an all-time high. It's the biggest game of their lives, and it's probably difficult to get retrospective in the moment. That wasn't the case for Jalen Hurts and DeVonta Smith.