On Sunday, Philadelphia eagles will face Kansas City leaders at Super Bowl Lix at SuperDome Caesars in New Orleans, Louisiana.
This marks the second time that leaders and eagles have faced the Super Bowl. The two previously played each other in the NFL championship game in 2023.
Kansas City is trying to become the first team to ever win three straight super bowls. But they must first beat the Eagles, who have won 15 of their last 16 games.
With immortality and the point in the Annals of NFL History on the line, let’s take a look at the Super Bowl and predict the winner.
Super Bowl Lix
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs
This is not the first rematch between KC and Philly from Super Bowl LVII. The eagles and leaders actually faced the week 11 of the 2023-24 season in a Monday night football game at Kansas City. Philadelphia rallied from a half-deficit 17-7 to beat the leaders 21-17.
Philly ended up winning this competition for some different reasons. First, they held KC in two red belt conversions into four attempts. Most importantly, the eagles won the turn of the turnover of two in one.
I’m waiting for some things from this game that will be reproduced in the weekend Super Bowl. For example, Patrick Mahomes was the second leading top 38 meters in six transfers. I think it will be KC’s second most effective rush this time. After all, he’s the second in a hurry for Kansas City This postseason, and runs back Isiah Pacheco is only on average 15 meters per play -and -a -game. Philly also ran the ball more than they threw in this game, a trend that I think will continue this Sunday.
There were also some warning stories in the competition. Patrick Mahomes tried 43 passes that week 11 matchup. I can almost guarantee that he will not attempt 40+ passes on Sunday because he has only done four times this season. Also, I don’t expect Eagles Quarterback Jalen Hurts to run the ball ten times or more. Even if his knee is fully healthy, it is much more reasonable to feed on Saquon Barkley and take him.
One of the matchups that will greatly proceed to the determination of who wins this game will come to the trenches when the Philadelphia offensive line goes led by Kansas City’s defense line. When performing the ball, I think Philly will have an advantage over the KC. The leaders allow 148 hasty yards per game, while the Eagles have an average of 227.7 meters on the ground. I am sure that Philadelphia will be able to exercise its will in the attack.
The protection from the passage is where it could be an ejector. The eagles allowed their generals to be fired 11 times in Postseason (second). These are bad news when you realize that Kansas City is tied to the second bags recorded in the playoffs (ten). As I mentioned in other articles, I think some of the obstruction issues for Philly deteriorated by knee injury that limited Jalen Hurts mobility. Still, I would worry about KC’s abilities, as Philly allowed the 13th bags in the league during the regular season. If Philly lets Jalen hurt seven times as he was during the playoffs, then KC will win the third consecutive Super Bowl.
The leaders’ formula for success is much simpler than Philly’s. First, they have to force Jalen to hurt a lot to throw the ball. In the only two losses this season that started and finished, he tried at least 30 passes in both games. The KC will also need to get any deep threats in the game because Hurts was held below 200 meters in both of these matchups. Given that only 168.3 meters per game in the Postseason should be easy to keep under 200 yards.
The other thing that Kansas City will need is Patrick Mahomes to be impressive. It was a lower year statistics for the triple Super Bowl MVP. The 245.5 passing shipyards per game during the regular season was the lowest sign of his eight -year career. It has even worse in Postseason, with averaging just 211 passing yards per game in two competitions. But the difference was Mahomes to do things with his feet. After average less than 20 hasty shipyards per game during the regular season and rating only two ground touchdowns, it is up to 28.5 meters and a hurried TD per playoff game. Mahomes should make things happen both through the air and on the ground to win KC.
It is interesting, I think the Eagles are the best team. It is best to run back, wide receiver, linebacker, cornerback and along the offensive line. Here’s the problem: The best team doesn’t always win the Super Bowl. San Francisco 49ers was a better team than Kansas City leaders last year, but they still lost the Super Bowl because of training, mental errors and injuries.
I see the leaders of Kansas City 2024-25 as the most profitable team in NFL. They may not have the best roster or place the best statistics weekly, but I can’t in a good conscious choice against them, especially not in the Super Bowl!
Leaders have shown again and again that they are better made for these moments. Even if Philly can be the best team, I think Kansas City will win the Super Bowl. The team has been built to win this exact kind of game.
I will gladly admit that I was wrong if the eagles end up hitting the KC. But until I see it with my eyes, I will choose the leaders every time.
With less than five minutes to go to the game, Kansas City will lead under the stadium and kick a game that won the game to win the third consecutive Super Bowl victory.
Leaders win 29-27
2025-02-07 21:42:00
