Super Bowl QBs Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts Say Jesus Guides Their Lives
The quarterbacks who will be on center stage at Sunday's Super Bowl say their faith in Jesus is the foundation of their lives. Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes and Philadelphia's Jalen Hurts each discussed their faith during a news conference Tuesday ahead of a game that will be a rematch of the 2023 Super Bowl won by the Chiefs. Mahomes, a three-time Super Champion and six-time Pro Bowl selection, said faith is essential for life.
"It's important to me every single day. It's not about football," Mahomes said. "It's just giving glory to God for being able to walk around, to live my life, to have a beautiful family, to be able to have impact on others. I'm going to use that stage, and that platform, win or lose, to give glory back to Him, to hopefully bring others closer to Him, and that they can have the same love for life that I have because of that."
#Chiefs Patrick Mahomes discusses how his faith impacts the way he plays football:
— Matt Foster (@MattFosterTV) February 4, 2025
"I'm gonna use that stage and that platform, win or lose, to give glory back to [God] to hopefully bring others closer to Him." ✝️ pic.twitter.com/mKjP6HE5kK
Asked by Sports Spectrum who Jesus is to him, Mahomes responded, "He's my Lord and Savior. It's someone that I look up to every single day to decide what I want to do with my life and how I want to live my life. And so Jesus is everything to me at the end of the day."
"Jesus is my Lord and Savior."
We asked @chiefs QB @PatrickMahomes at Super Bowl LIX media availability about his relationship with Jesus Christ. pic.twitter.com/USwlIbtQP3— Sports Spectrum (@Sports_Spectrum) February 4, 2025
Hurts, a two-time Pro Bowl selection who is seeking his first Super Bowl title, expressed a similar view.
"I think my faith has always been a part of me, where I've always wanted to root myself in that and keep Him in the center of my life and everything that I do," Hurts said. "And so through the highs and the lows, He's greater than all of them. And that's something that I can always acknowledge. …I can always lean on and remember."
"I've always wanted to root myself in that and keep Him in the center of my life in everything I do."
— Sports Spectrum (@Sports_Spectrum) February 5, 2025
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts talked to our @MattForte22 about his relationship with Jesus at #SuperBowlLIX📷 pic.twitter.com/lksKHxTMya
Hurts was drafted out of Oklahoma in 2020 after playing three seasons at Alabama. Mahomes was drafted in 2017 out of Texas Tech.
Their first matchup was an instant classic, with Mahomes guiding the Chiefs down the field in the final minutes to set up a game-winning kick. Mahomes' heroics overshadowed an impressive performance by Hurts, who passed for 304 yards and ran for 70.
Photo Credit: ©Instagram/PatrickMahomes/JalenHurts
Michael Foust has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His stories have appeared in Baptist Press, Christianity Today, The Christian Post, the Leaf-Chronicle, the Toronto Star and the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
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Originally published February 05, 2025.
