Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and the Kansas City Chiefs are back for a chance at a three-peat in a Super Bowl rematch.
This time, though, Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles have a powerful new weapon in Saquon Barkley.
The Chiefs and Eagles are set to square off again for the Lombardi Trophy on February 9 in New Orleans. Kansas City is aiming to make history by becoming the first team to win three Super Bowls in a row.
Mahomes led the Chiefs to a thrilling 38-35 victory over the Eagles in Arizona two years ago, and followed that up with a 25-22 overtime win against San Francisco in Las Vegas last season.
The two-time Super Bowl champ and NFL MVP punched Kansas City’s ticket to this year’s big game with a 32-29 win over Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship on Sunday, sending Buffalo packing for the fourth time in five years.
Meanwhile, the Eagles steamrolled the Washington Commanders 55-23 in the NFC Championship, with seven rushing touchdowns—including three each from Barkley and Hurts.
This will be the 10th Super Bowl rematch, and the fifth in the past five years. Historically, the team that won the first meeting has gone on to win the rematch, like the Chiefs did over the 49ers last season.
Philadelphia’s 55 points in the NFC Championship game set a record for the most ever scored in a conference championship game since the 1970 merger.
The Eagles (17-3) are looking for their second Super Bowl win in five appearances. Their only other championship came seven years ago when backup quarterback Nick Foles led them to a 41-33 victory over Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Foles even handed owner Jeffrey Lurie the Halas Trophy after that win.
As for the Chiefs (17-2), they’re looking to improve their Super Bowl record to 5-2. This will be their fifth appearance in the last six years, and once again, Andy Reid will be on the sideline. Reid, who spent 14 seasons with the Eagles, is facing his old team in the Super Bowl once again. Though he was the winningest coach in Eagles history, his time there didn’t include a Super Bowl win—Philadelphia was 1-4 in NFC Championship games under him and lost to the Patriots in the big game.
