As the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs gear up for the Super Bowl, it is encouraging to see that both teams are led by Christ-centered quarterbacks.

From WORLD. Jalen Hurts lost his starting quarterback job under the glare of college football’s brightest spotlight after leading the University of Alabama to two national championship games. Still, his faith in Christ helped him handle it with grace and class.

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Patrick Mahomes, meanwhile, is already garnering comparisons to newly retired football great Tom Brady, despite having played just six seasons in the National Football League. His Christian faith keeps him grounded.

The quarterbacks will go head-to-head in Super Bowl LVII Sunday at 6:30 p.m. EST. Hurts will lead the Philadelphia Eagles, and Mahomes is quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs.

“Before every game, I walk on the field, and I just do a prayer at the goal post,” Mahomes, now 27, said in a 2020 video for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. “And I thank God for those opportunities, and I thank God for just letting me be on a stage where I can glorify Him. And I feel like the biggest thing that I pray for is that whatever happens, win or lose, that I’m glorifying Him and doing everything the way that He wants me to.”

Hurts expressed similar sentiments to CBS Sports earlier this season.

“I’ve just matured and realized God is everything, and He’s worthy of praise,” Hurts, 24, said. “You have to put Him at the center of everything that you do.” …

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(Excerpt from WORLD. Photo Credit: Canva)