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Monday 4 February 2019

SUPER

GOAL

Patrick Mahomes, of the
Kansas City Chiefs, accepts
the 2018 FedEx Air Player of
the Year Award, at the NFL
Honors at the Fox Theatre
on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, in
Atlanta.
Associated Press
Mahomes

honored as

MVP and

top offensive

player

By BARRY WILNER Patriots claim sixth title
AP Pro Football Writer
ATLANTA (AP) — Patrick in lackluster Super Bowl
Mahomes’ breathtak-
ing breakthrough season
earned him the NFL’s Most
Valuable Player award.
The Chiefs quarterback
landed a pair of honors
at NFL Honors on Saturday
night, taking The Associ-
ated Press 2018 MVP and
Offensive Player of the
Year awards. In his sec-
ond pro season, Mahomes
led Kansas City to its first
AFC title game since 1993
with some of the most cre-
ative and clutch plays the
league has seen in years.
“I’m so humbled,” he said.
“This is just the beginning.
We’ve got a long ways to
go.
“It is an honor. It’s a hard
award to win. The next
award I hope I can get is
the Super Bowl.”
Mahomes received 41
votes from a nationwide
panel of media members New England Patriots’ Stephen Gostkowski (3) gestures after scoring a field goal, during
who regularly cover the the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game against the Los Angeles Rams,
league. New Orleans quar-
terback Drew Brees got Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. The Patriots defeated the Rams 13-3.
the other nine. Associated Press
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