'One of the greatest': Mahomes named MVP after rallying Chiefs

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Patrick Mahomes, named Super Bowl LVII MVP on Sunday night, is headed to Disneyland three years after heading to Disney World as MVP of Super Bowl LIV.

He called it his «world tour» after leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, and said he wouldn't take his theme park visit for granted after the previous two seasons. The Disney parade with Mahomes is at 4:30 p.m. ET on Monday.

The Chiefs were blown out 31-9 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV, then lost last season in the AFC Championship Game to the Cincinnati Bengals after leading by 18 points.

«The failures… they give you a greater, greater appreciation to be standing here as a champion,» Mahomes said.

Mahomes is the 13th quarterback in NFL history to win multiple Super Bowl championships. Similar to their Super Bowl LIV win over the San Francisco 49ers, the Chiefs rallied from 10 points down in the fourth quarter for Sunday's victory, which wasn't secured until Harrison Butker kicked a 27-yard field goal with eight seconds left.

Mahomes was 21-of-27 for 182 yards and three touchdowns and also rushed for 44 yards. But stats tell only part of the story.

The league MVP played on a high ankle sprain that he suffered in the divisional round playoff win over the Jacksonville Jaguars and aggravated the injury late in the first half vs. the Eagles.

He not only stayed in the game but scrambled for 14 yards on the Chiefs' touchdown drive to begin the second half and for 26 yards on the drive to the game-winning field goal.

«It felt great until I kind of rolled it a little bit,» Mahomes said. «I thought I felt really good and then that happened, and I had a lot of soreness going through into halftime and was