It's about time to move on from the Super Bowl and look ahead to the offseason and the future, but first an acknowledgment of the game that Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts had. In fantasy terms, certainly, it was one of the best in the history of the big game.
Among the range of outcomes before the game was that Hurts, at just 24 years old and in only his second season as a full-time NFL starter, would crumble in the bright lights of the Super Bowl stage. There was a lost fumble that was significant, but otherwise, Hurts coming up small did not happen.
In completing 71 percent of his passes, throwing for 304 yards and running for 70 more, with 4 total touchdowns, it was one of the top quarterback performances in Super Bowl history. Fantasy-wise, it was very nearly the absolute best.
The only quarterback to finish with more fantasy points (1 for every 25 passing and 10 rushing yards, 4-point TD passes and 6-point TD runs, negative points for lost fumbles) was Steve Young, when he lit up the Chargers for 6 touchdowns after the 1994 season. No one else. (Super Bowl MVP Mahomes also fares pretty well in this regard, showing up 15th all-time. And 14th, for his other win in this game.) At the top it's Hurts, a couple of San Francisco quarterbacks -- and another Eagle, interestingly enough.
Search tools at pro-football-reference.com were used to find the best quarterback performances, in fantasy terms, in Super Bowl history.
| QUARTERBACKS IN THE SUPER BOWL, ALL-TIME | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Opp | PaYds | PaTD | RuYds | RuTD | FF |
| Steve Young, S.F. | S.D. | 325 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 41.9 |
| Jalen Hurts, Phil. | K.C. | 304 | 1 | 70 | 3 | 41.2 |
| Joe Montana, S.F. | Mia. | 331 | 3 | 59 | 1 | 37.1 |
| Joe Montana, S.F. | Den. | 297 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 33.4 |
| Nick Foles, Phil. | N.E. | 373 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 |
| Tom Brady, N.E. | Phil. | 505 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 30.8 |
| Troy Aikman, Dal. | Buf. | 273 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 29.7 |
| Tom Brady, N.E. | Atl. | 466 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 28.1 |
| Doug Williams, Was. | Den. | 340 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 27.4 |
| Brett Favre, G.B. | N.E. | 246 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 27.0 |
| Colin Kaepernick, S.F. | Balt. | 302 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 26.3 |
| Tom Brady, N.E. | Car. | 354 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 25.4 |
| Phil Simms, NYG | Den. | 268 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 25.2 |
| Tom Brady, N.E. | Sea. | 328 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 24.8 |
| Kurt Warner, St.L. | Tenn. | 414 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24.7 |
| Patrick Mahomes, K.C. | S.F. | 286 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 24.3 |
| Terry Bradshaw, Pit. | Dal. | 318 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 24.2 |
| Aaron Rodgers, G.B. | Pit. | 304 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 24.0 |
| Patrick Mahomes, K.C. | Phil. | 182 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 23.7 |
| Jim McMahon, Chi. | N.E. | 256 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 23.6 |
| Ken Anderson, Cin. | S.F. | 300 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 23.5 |
| Joe Flacco, Balt. | S.F. | 287 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 |
| Jim Plunkett, Oak. | Phil. | 261 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 23.3 |
| Kurt Warner, Ariz. | Pitt. | 377 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 |
| Jake Delhomme, Car. | N.E. | 323 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22.9 |
| John Elway, Den. | NYG | 304 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 21.9 |
| Roger Staubach, Dal. | Pitt. | 228 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 21.8 |
| John Elway, Den. | Atl. | 336 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21.6 |
| Joe Montana, S.F. | Cin. | 357 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 21.6 |
| Drew Brees, N.O. | Ind. | 288 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 21.4 |
| Kurt Warner, St.L. | N.E. | 365 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 21.2 |
| Donovan McNabb, Phil. | N.E. | 357 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 |
--Andy Richardson