LOS ANGELES.- With patrick mahomes Y joe burrow in front, the teams that will fight in the conference finals of the NFL will be commanded by the quartet of quarterbacks younger.
Mahomes’ average age (Bosses of Kansas City), Burrow (bengalis of cincinnati), Jalen Hurts (Eagles of Philadelphia) and the novice brock purdy (49s of San Francisco) will be 25 years and 98 daysthe fewest since the conference championships were established in 1970.
Just another time, the 1996 playoffsthere was not at this point in the postseason any quarterback who was older than 28 years.
The nfl Thus, the generational change that will come with the departure of superstars such as Tom Brady, the great dominator of this sport with a record of seven rings, and Aaron Rodgers, winner of the last two MVP awards.
Brady was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs with the Buccaneers and Rodgers didn’t even reach the postseason with the Packers.
I feel like the more guys that play quarterback at a high level in this league, the more exciting it’s going to be,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said.
MAHOMES, THE “VETERAN”
With 27 years, Patrick Mahomes This weekend he will be in the unusual position of being the oldest of the group, while still holding records for precociousness.
In case of defeating the bengalis, Mahomes would join Brady as the only quarterbacks to reach three Super Bowls in his first six campaigns in the nfl.
To achieve this, he will need to take revenge for last year’s defeat against the bengalis of joe burrow that, at 26, also shines with its own light.
The number one in the 2020 draft guided in his second season cincinnati until the super bowlin which they fell before the Los Angeles Rams.
Burrow would join Russell Wilson as the only quarterbacks to win six postseason games in their first three seasons.
A ROOKIE AT THE GATES OF THE SUPER BOWL
The other two protagonists today will premiere in a conference final.
The Eagles of Jalen Hurts They were not among the great candidates to reach this instance. The 49ers did appear in many forecasts, but not competing with the rookie brock purdy as owner.
At the age of 23 and selected in the last position of the last draft, Purdy had to take over the controls of this emblematic franchise after injuries to Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo.
Purdy has so far exhibited no signs of immaturity.
Previously, four first-year players competed, and lost, in conference finals. Purdy has going for him that he will be surrounded by the best defense in the NFL and a spectacular offensive arsenal.
Unlike the newbie, Jalen Hurts Yes, he has carried most of the offensive weight of the Eagles.
At 24 years old, this quarterback who is as damaging with his arm as he is in his career has established himself among the elite this season and is a finalist for the MVP award.
Hurts is also poised to place himself on the earliest quarterback lists, as if he won the Super Bowl title on February 12, he would be the fourth-youngest winner in history at 24 years, 189 days.
ahead only they would surpass Ben Roethlisberger (23 years and 340 days), Mahomes (24, 138) and Brady (24, 184).
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