Super Bowl 54: Patrick Mahomes versus Jimmy Garoppolo
The position of quarterback is perhaps the most-heralded position in all of sport, placed on a pedestal like no other to the extent that the one man who throws the ball is worshipped while the people who literally put their lives on the line to stop him being hit remain largely nameless to the masses. In victory, they are the star of the show, with 13 of the last 20 Super Bowl MVP awards being given to quarterbacks. However, with reward comes an overwhelming degree of scrutiny, as stats are poured over to such an extent that post-match analysis becomes more like a maths class; passing yards, rushing yards, pass completion percentages, sacks, dropbacks, 3 rd down conversions, yards per throw, passer ratings. Nowhere will this numerical dissection of sixty minutes on a field be more apparent than Hard Rock Stadium in Miami this Sunday night, as Patrick Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs take on Jimmy Garoppolo and the San Francisco 49ers at Super Bowl LIV. Both Mahomes and Garoppolo have ...