Tremendous Bowl LIX is about.
In what might be a rematch of Tremendous Bowl LVII, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs will tackle the Philadelphia Eagles down in New Orleans in two weeks. For the Eagles, they’ve an opportunity to win their first Tremendous Bowl since Tremendous Bowl LII, and an opportunity to avenge that loss to the Chiefs from a couple of seasons in the past.
For Kansas Metropolis they’ve an opportunity to perform one thing we’ve by no means seen: A Tremendous Bowl three-peat.
There might be two weeks to interrupt this sport down, however let’s get a temperature examine on the place everybody stands proper now. Listed below are SB Nation’s on the spot predictions for Tremendous Bowl LIX.
Chiefs 38, Eagles 35 — Mark Schofield
At this level it actually feels inevitable, does it not?
The Chiefs grew to become the primary staff in NFL historical past to advance to a Tremendous Bowl after profitable the earlier two. Each different staff in league historical past that had an opportunity to three-peat fell in need of that third Tremendous Bowl, which means that with their win over the Buffalo Payments within the AFC Championship Recreation, Kansas Metropolis has already made historical past.
However with their win Sunday over Buffalo, the Chiefs ran their streak of consecutive wins in one-score video games to 17. Possibly their luck runs out within the Tremendous Bowl towards the Eagles.
Or perhaps, simply perhaps, they’ve made their very own luck the entire manner.
Eagles 20, Chiefs 17 — James Dator
I’ll echo everybody else right here that it positive feels just like the Chiefs are going to drag this off once more — however I can’t shake the truth that that is the least-talented of the Kansas Metropolis groups within the Tremendous Bowl, whereas that is the perfect the Eagles have ever been.
Saquon Barkley is such a profound distinction maker that Philadelphia is now not merely the “throw deep and tush push” staff on offense. Couple that with a protection that has matured into the league’s most-fearsome unit and I’ve a tough time seeing the place the Chiefs’ offense goes to make a lot of an inroad right here.
This seems like a low-scoring Tremendous Bowl. Two profoundly proficient defensive groups butting into one another. The Chiefs completely have the expertise to forestall Barkley from working throughout them, however so too the Eagles have the secondary and go rush to cease Patrick Mahomes from having a hero evening.
When the mud settles this seems like a sport that’s going to enchantment to deep soccer nerds and be branded as “boring” by the vast majority of folks. Gritty, defensive, ugly — however in a great way. That’s how I feel Tremendous Bowl LIX will go.
Chiefs 29, Eagles 24 — Ricky O’Donnell
The Chiefs are inevitable even of their supposed “down” 12 months. This staff simply doesn’t lose one rating video games. Possibly it’s luck, perhaps it’s having Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes in your facet, however the Chiefs simply hold getting away with it in shut video games. Philadelphia’s offensive line and brutalizing working sport ought to hold this sport aggressive, however I do know who I’m selecting when it’s closing time.
Eagles 27, Chiefs 23 — David Fucillo
I suppose I’m Charlie Brown considering Lucy goes to carry the ball this time round. The Chiefs most likely determine a strategy to pull this sport out in some absurd or ref-assisted style.
However perhaps Saquon Barkley is the distinction towards what looks as if the inevitability of the Chiefs. Kansas Metropolis ranks ninth in rush protection, which is stable, however Barkley has been working roughshod over defenses all season. The Chiefs is perhaps inevitable, however Barkley carrying the Eagles to victory and profitable Tremendous Bowl MVP seems like a pleasant cap on what has been an MVP-worthy season for the Eagles working again.
Chiefs 33, Eagles 27 — James Brady
I considered selecting the Eagles so Travis Kelce may faux the Chiefs are in some way underdogs who no person gave an opportunity to, however I simply can’t persuade myself to give you soccer causes past “that Eagles defensive entrance might need a slight probability of disrupting Mahomes,” or “Saquon Barkley positive is nice.” It’s simply not sufficient to go towards the inevitable, the horrible, and the unknowable. The Chiefs gained’t lose even when I would like them to.
