Eagles defensive star Josh Sweat believes he ‘should’ve’ been named Super Bowl LIX MVP

The Philadelphia Eagles' defense shut out the Kansas City Chiefs for most of Sunday's Super Bowl, giving the team a 34-0 lead before Patrick Mahomes responded late in the second half. 

One of the team’s top defensive stars believes his performance was worthy of the MVP award. 

Mahomes was sacked a career-high six times during Sunday’s beatdown, and veteran edge rusher Josh Sweat led the charge with 2½ sacks, a career best.

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The Chiefs’ offense was limited to 23 yards in the first half, and Mahomes was picked off twice, including rookie Cooper DeJean’s pick-six on his 22nd birthday. 

The Eagles' defense had a field day. And Sweat, whose performance went beyond the stat line, believed that was enough to earn the MVP honor. 

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"I should’ve had it," Sweat said of the Super Bowl MVP, via The Philadelphia Inquirer. "I could’ve had it. It’s all good, though."

The last defensive player to be named Super Bowl MVP was Von Miller in the 2016 Super Bowl. Miller recorded six tackles, 2½ sacks and two forced fumbles during that game. Sweat registered six total tackles and 2½ sacks in Sunday’s game. 

Instead, quarterback Jalen Hurts was named Super Bowl MVP. 

In his second Super Bowl appearance, Hurts completed 17 of 22 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 72 yards and a touchdown to lead the Eagles to a 40-22 win and the team’s second Lombardi Trophy. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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