Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs and Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles are set to make history as the first two starting quarterbacks to face off in the Super Bowl in the football championship's history.
The Chiefs and Eagles will face off on Feb. 12 at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, marking the first time two black quarterbacks have played against each other during the pinnacle match. Only three black quarterbacks have ever won the Super Bowl championship before, with Mahomes becoming the third to ever do so after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in 2020.
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If Mahomes wins Super Bowl LVII, he'll be the first black quarterback to win multiple Super Bowl championships. If Hurts wins, he would become the fourth black quarterback to win the Super Bowl.
Doug Williams was the first black quarterback to win the championship game after leading the Washington Redskins, now known as the Washington Commanders, to victory against the Denver Broncos in 1988 — 42 years after the NFL became reintegrated.
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Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks then became the second black quarterback to win the Super Bowl after defeating the Broncos in 2014.