America’s most-watched sporting event will feature the two best teams in professional football but also will showcase well-known players who are unashamed about their Christian faith.
Super Bowl LVII between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will include starting quarterbacks who are Christians. Additionally, the leading tacklers on each team also are Christians. The game will be broadcast Sunday on Fox.
Here are five Christian athletes who are playing in Super Bowl LVII:
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes thanked God for healing his ankle ahead of Sunday's AFC Championship game as his team defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20, advancing to the Super Bowl.
Frank Reich, a former Charlotte, North Carolina pastor and retired Quarterback for the Carolina Panthers, has been named the team’s new head coach.
The quarterback who guided the Philadelphia Eagles to an NFC title and an appearance in the Super Bowl says he has been inspired by a Bible verse that includes the words of Jesus.
The all-star quarterback who has made Buffalo a favorite for the Super Bowl says Damar Hamlin's frightening collapse has led to his own "spiritual awakening."
What are critics of religion thinking about this national response to the collapse of NFL player Damar Hamling? According to Swaim, “They will consider the whole pray-for-Damar episode a mass expression of some irrational atavistic impulse. ... Let the fans ‘pray’ if that’s what gives them comfort, but it changes nothing.”
In one sense, I agree with them.
On Thursday, Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott credited God's "healing powers" for the progress of Bills' defensive back Damar Hamlin, who experienced a cardiac arrest during Monday night's game but has improved each day since.
The pro-football world turned to prayer Monday night after Buffalo’s Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during a nationally televised game and required CPR.
The four-time Super Bowl champion went public with a cancer diagnosis in October after nearly a year of dealing with the disease. “As a man of faith, as a Christian, my attitude was, well, if I go, I’m okay. If I stay, I’m okay,” he said.
Miami Dolphins Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is reportedly "doing well" after suffering a concussion during a Thursday night matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals last week.
