Super Bowl LVII will feature the first-ever matchup between two Black quarterbacks—both of whom are outspoken Christians. Patrick Mahomes is taking the Kansas City Chiefs to their third Super Bowl in four years, and Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles is making his debut at the big game this Sunday.

After their respective AFC and NFC Championship matchups, both athletes expressed their gratitude to God.

Patrick Mahomes Thanks God Ahead of Super Bowl LVII

Mahomes, usually an agile runner, suffered an ankle sprain that limited his mobility in the AFC championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals. The 27-year-old quarterback, seen limping during the showdown at his home, Arrowhead Stadium, credits God with providing physical strength and healing.

“I want to thank God,” Mahomes told Tracy Wolfson of CBS during a post-game interview. “He healed my body this week. To battle through that, he gave me the strength to be out here.”

Mahomes grew up going to church and was baptized in the seventh grade. He has described faith as “always…a big part of what I do,” saying it “really helps you know why you’re playing the game, and who you’re doing it for.”

Chiefs co-owner Clark Hunt, also an outspoken Christian, partners with local churches and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes to hold chapel services at Arrowhead before home games. After his team’s 23-20 victory against Cincinnati, he accepted the Lamar Hunt AFC Championship Trophy, named for his late father, saying, “The Lord has blessed our family in so many ways, including with the best fan base.”

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts References John 13:7

Jalen Hurts also speaks frequently about his faith in Jesus. Following his NFC Championship win at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field, he expressed gratitude for God and his teammates. “Only God knows the things that each individual on this team has been able to overcome to come together as a team and do something special,” the 24-year-old said.

The Eagles, who lost only three games during the regular season, defeated the injury-stricken San Francisco 49ers by a score of 31-7.

Speaking to reporters afterward, Hurts referenced his rocky road from second-round draft pick to Super Bowl contender. “It always handles itself,” he said of life’s twists and turns. “My favorite [Bible] verse, I went through a lot of stuff in college, and it kind of stuck with me, John 13:7: ‘You may not know now, but later you’ll understand.’ Hopefully people understand.”

Just before Christmas, a father threw himself in front of a mechanical road snow blower that was about to hit his children, and loses both legs as a result, in a tragic snow blower accident.

Dad Saves Daughters in Snow Blower Accident, Loses Both Legs

Dave and Clare Miln and their family travelled from their home in San Diego, California to Mammoth Mountain on December 15, 2022, hoping to have a family ski day. They enrolled their 1-year-old (Anna) and 3-year-old (Isla) daughters into ski school at the popular California ski resort in Northern California.

However, on that morning as Dave Miln and his wife were taking their daughters to the ski lessons, family friend, Tsen Bogan shared on the family’s GoFundMe page that “they had a traumatic life changing interaction with a Mechanical Road Snow Blower whilst on their way.”

An Australian Defense Force veteran, Dave heroically three himself over his children to protect them as they collided in the snow blower accident.

According to his wife, “Dave’s actions ultimately saved the lives of the girls.”

Also present, Clare alerted emergency authorities, who responded quickly.

“However, Isla still entered the machine,” the GoFundMe explained. “Due to the extent of his injuries, Dave spent over an hour in the machine until rescuers were able to free him, and relocate to hospital, remaining conscious the whole time.”

Unfortunately, the father loses both legs, as a result. A news report on YouTube shows the father hero and his family:

Although the hospital staff went to work, performing 10 surgeries in three weeks, they weren’t able to save his legs. The GoFundMe page writes that there are “many more surgeries expected,” which will eventually lead to great financial costs.

In his plea for help, Bogan wrote, “Dave is now a double amputee; above the knee of the left and below the knee on the right, as well as breaking both femurs, pelvis, a number of his lower vertebrae, a sacral and finally 3 ribs.”

In the process, medical staff transferred Dave to a hospital in Sydney, Australia, and the family have followed.

Isla, the 3-year-old daughter who suffered some injuries is now out of the hospital, but still under medical care in her recovery.

Isla has suffered breaks in both of her legs and her pelvis, as well as other wounds, and had 3 surgeries and may require more,” Bogan wrote. “She is expected to make a full physical recovery (though a long process for an active toddler).”

In his GoFundMe post, Bogan said that even though the father loses both legs in the snow blower accident, “Dave still maintains his dark sense of humor and razor-sharp wit!”

And “Clare and Dave have shown strength and resilience beyond comprehension. The family has banded together with positive determination for the future,” said Bogan.

A family in Colorado wants answers after the unnecessary death of their loved mother, grandmother, sisters, and more. 97-year-old woman unfortunately froze to death after she was locked out of her assisted living facility.

How a 97-Year-Old Woman Froze to Death Just Outside the Door of her Assisted Living Facility

It was February 26, 2022 in the affluent city of Louisville, Colorado. Mary Jo Staub, a 97-year-old woman who was under the care of the staff at a Balfour Senior Living facility was tragically found dead. She had  froze to death near the facility’s door.

How did this happen? A YouTube video from CBS Colorado describes the details:

Being February, the Louisville area was experiencing freezing cold temperatures, and the 97-year-old woman had somehow been wandering around outside the Balfour at Lavendar Farms assisted living facility in the middle of the night.

According to the Washington Post, surveillance footage showed Mary Jo Staub wandering around alone out there with her walker. The footage caught her wearing only a robe, her pajamas, gloves, and boots, and at one point in the video footage, the 97-year-old woman injured her ankle when she was climbing on a snow mound, trying to get to the doors where the nurse’s station was. After that she began crawling to the door where the nurse’s station is. She left a trail of blood in her wake.

Sadly, Mary Jo Staub was outside for more than 5 hours before staff members realized she was missing. Although the surveillance video shows she had banged on the door, trying to get the attention of someone, she ultimately froze to death. The autopsy confirmed that the 97-year-old woman passed due to hypothermia.

“No one at Lavender Farms was monitoring the security cameras that night,” the family’s lawsuit said, “…not a single Balfour employee noticed Staub was locked out of the facility… not a single Balfour employee was present to help Mary Jo in any way.”

Apparently, she collapsed about an hour after she had been banging on the doors and never moved again. Although the security cameras were readily available for the staff to view, no one picked up on her being outside for five hours. And so this elderly woman tragically froze to death.

Mary Jo Staub, who was born in Bluffton, Ohio on February 16, 1925. Her family said, “She lived her life as a devoted and loving wife, mother, and entrepreneur.”

The family reportedly had paid $1,500 extra per month for “heightened care” of their dearly love family member. Yet no one even knew she had wandered outside.

The family’s lawsuit says that the Belfour employees were “negligent” and “failed to protect her.”

Mary Jo Staub’s family told CBS, “Assisted living facilities are supposed to provide protective oversight for our elderly loved ones. The Staub family wants to ensure this doesn’t happen to any other member of this vulnerable population.”

After this incident where the 97-year-old woman froze to death, the Colorado state health department issued eight citations at the Belfour assisted living facility in Louisville, Colorado after an inspection. The police department, however, did not pursue criminal charges.

According to the state health department, the facility has since made changes to correct the issues related to the citations.

Unfortunately, this horrific incident isn’t the last to happen in the U.S. Just in the last few months, a similar incident occurred in Ohio.