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On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles will face the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in Tremendous Bowl LIX on the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
This marks the second time that the Chiefs and Eagles have confronted off within the Tremendous Bowl. The 2 beforehand performed one another within the NFL’s championship recreation again in 2023. KC beat Philly in that one 38-35 to safe the franchise’s third Lombardi Trophy.
Kansas Metropolis is seeking to grow to be the primary group ever to win three straight Tremendous Bowls. However they are going to first need to defeat the Eagles, who’ve received 15 of their final 16 video games.
With immortality and a spot within the annals of NFL historical past on the road, let’s check out the Tremendous Bowl and predict the winner.
Tremendous Bowl LIX
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas Metropolis Chiefs
This isn’t the primary rematch between KC and Philly since Tremendous Bowl LVII. The Eagles and Chiefs really confronted one another in Week 11 of the 2023-24 season on a Monday Evening Soccer Recreation in Kansas Metropolis. Philadelphia rallied from a 17-7 halftime deficit to beat the Chiefs 21-17.
Philly ended up profitable that contest for a number of totally different causes. Firstly, they held KC to 2 crimson zone conversions on 4 makes an attempt. Extra importantly, the Eagles received the turnover battle two to 1.
I do anticipate some issues from that recreation to be replicated on this weekend’s Tremendous Bowl. For instance, Patrick Mahomes was the Chiefs’ second-leading rusher with 38 yards on six carries. I consider he shall be KC’s second-most efficient rusher this time round too. In spite of everything, he’s second in speeding for Kansas Metropolis this postseason, and working again Isiah Pacheco is just averaging 15 yards per recreation within the playoffs. Philly additionally ran the ball greater than they threw it in that recreation, a development I consider will proceed this Sunday.
There have been additionally some cautionary tales within the contest. Patrick Mahomes tried 43 passes in that Week 11 matchup. I can nearly assure he won’t try 40+ passes on Sunday as a result of he has solely finished that 4 instances this season. I additionally don’t anticipate Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts to run the ball ten instances or extra. Even when his knee is totally wholesome, it makes far more sense to feed working again Saquon Barkley and get him going.
One of many matchups that can go a great distance in figuring out who wins this recreation will come within the trenches when Philadelphia’s offensive line goes head-to-head with Kansas Metropolis’s defensive position. When working the ball, I feel Philly could have an edge over KC. The Chiefs are permitting 148 speeding yards per recreation whereas the Eagles common 227.7 yards on the bottom. I’m assured that Philadelphia will be capable to exert its will within the speeding assault.
Move safety is the place this one could possibly be a toss-up. The Eagles have allowed their quarterbacks to be sacked 11 instances within the postseason (second-most). That’s unhealthy information once you notice that Kansas Metropolis is tied for the second-most sacks recorded within the playoffs (ten). As I’ve talked about in different articles, I do assume a number of the pass-blocking points for Philly had been exacerbated by a knee damage that restricted Jalen Hurts’ mobility. Nonetheless, I might be anxious about KC’s pass-rushing skills since Philly allowed the thirteenth most sacks within the league in the course of the common season. If Philly lets Jalen Hurts be sacked seven instances like he was in the course of the Divisional Spherical of the playoffs, then KC will win its third consecutive Tremendous Bowl.
The Chiefs’ formulation for achievement is way easier than Philly’s. First, they should pressure Jalen Hurts to throw the ball rather a lot. In the one two losses this season that Hurts began and completed, he tried no less than 30 passes in each video games. KC will even want to remove any deep threats within the passing recreation as a result of Hurts was held below 200 yards in each of these matchups. Contemplating he solely averages 168.3 yards per recreation within the postseason, it needs to be simple to carry him below 200 passing yards.
The opposite factor that Kansas Metropolis will want is for Patrick Mahomes to be sensational. It was a down yr statistically for the three-time Tremendous Bowl MVP. His 245.5 passing yards per recreation in the course of the common season was the bottom mark of his eight-year profession. He’s been even worse within the postseason, averaging simply 211 passing yards per recreation in two contests. The distinction although has been Mahomes getting issues finished together with his legs. After averaging lower than 20 speeding yards per recreation in the course of the common season and solely scoring two floor touchdowns, he’s as much as 28.5 yards and a speeding TD per recreation within the playoffs. Mahomes must make issues occur each by the air and on the bottom for KC to win.
Apparently sufficient, I do assume that the Eagles are the higher group. They’re higher at working again, extensive receiver, linebacker, cornerback, and alongside the offensive line. Right here’s the issue: the higher group doesn’t at all times win the Tremendous Bowl. The San Francisco 49ers had been a greater all-around group than the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs final yr, however they nonetheless misplaced the Tremendous Bowl due to teaching, psychological errors, and accidents.
I view the 2024-25 Kansas Metropolis Chiefs because the winningest group within the NFL. They might not have the most effective roster or put up the most effective statistics week-to-week, however I can’t in good acutely aware decide towards them, particularly not within the Tremendous Bowl!
The Chiefs have proven time and time once more that they’re greatest constructed for these moments. Even when Philly could be the higher group, I nonetheless assume Kansas Metropolis will win the Tremendous Bowl. The group has been constructed to win this actual kind of recreation.
I’ll gladly admit I used to be incorrect if the Eagles find yourself beating KC. However till I see it with my very own eyes, I’ll decide the Chiefs each time.
With lower than 5 minutes to go within the recreation, Kansas Metropolis will drive down the sector and kick a game-winning discipline aim to earn their third consecutive Tremendous Bowl victory.
Chiefs win 29-27
