The Super Bowl Lix is now taking place while the chiefs of Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City will go aside in New Orleans with the winner hoisting the Lombardi trophy.
These two teams hit their ticket for Big Easy with impressive victories in the conference championships. Philadelphia looked greatly at his ground attack, rushing for six affected in an eruption victory against Washington commanders. As for the chiefs, their match with the Buffalo Bills went down over, but Patrick Mahomes was able to sprinkle with magic again at the end of the game to reach the Super Bowl for the fifth time in his career.
Here is an early overview of the Super Bowl 59 and some notable scenarios to keep an eye on.
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Super Bowl Lix Lookahead
Kansas City Chiefs against Philadelphia Eagles
Date: Sunday February 9 | Time: 6.30 p.m.
Location: Césars Superdome (New Orleans, Louisianna)
TV: Fox | Flow: FUBO (Try for free)
Follow: CBS Sports App
Odds: Chiefs -1.5, o / U 49.5
Revenge of the Super Bowl LVII
This is not the first time that these two teams have met on this massive scene. We just have to return to the Super Bowl LVII in February 2023 to find their last match. At the time, the chiefs of Patrick Mahomes were able to obtain the 38-35 victory against Jalen Hurts and the Eagles for the second title of the Franchise Super Bowl.
Mahomes and Hurts are only the fourth pair of opposing quarters to meet in several Super Bowls, joining Terry Bradshaw against Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman against Jim Kelly and Eli Manning against Tom Brady.
Chiefs Eye three peat
Kansas City chiefs are trying to accomplish a feat that has never been done before in the NFL: won three consecutive super bowls. In fact, the chiefs are already the first team that has advanced to the Super Bowl with a chance at three peat. They are also only the fourth team in the general classification to reach three consecutive super bowls (1971-73 Miami Dolphins, 1990-1993 Buffalo Bills and 2016-18 New England Patriots).
Beyond the three peat, heading for the Super Bowl has become a routine for KC, because the franchise has reached the big match five times in the last six seasons, becoming the first team to do so.
Games to watch
Saquon Barkley vs Chiefs Run Defense: The first season of Saquon Barkley with the Eagles was from another world and he transported his regular regular season production in the playoffs. In three playoffs, Barkley totaled 442 yards on the ground and five affected on the ground. How the defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo decides to attack Barkley will be one of the most fascinating angles of this Super Bowl. The race stopped was largely a strength of the chiefs this season, holding opponents at 4.2 yards per race. However, they left James Cook on average 6.5 yards per race to accompany two affects in the field at the AFC championship.
Patrick Mahomes Vs Eagles Secondary: Eagles are score n ° 1 and total defense in the NFL entering the Super Bowl, and have a virgin turnover differential in these playoffs. They kept opponents of 4.8 yards per match by the League and are a defense of the red zone among the first allowing opponents to mark affected on only 48.2% of their trips. Now, this unit obtains its most difficult task to go out with Patrick Mahomes, who is already among the biggest quarters of all time. As we have seen throughout the season and in the AFC championship against Buffalo, if the defense of the Eagles leaves the door open for Mahomes by just a crack, it will travel.
