Andrew Lawrence, who is in New Orleans for us this weekend, says Eagles fans have definitely outnumbered Chiefs fans in the days leading up to the Super Bowl. Although maybe Chiefs fans are just bored of the Super Bowl now that they win it every year (maybe not in 2025 though!). Anyway, businesses around New Orleans have anticipated an Eagles victory and have started greasing lightpoles to stop jubilant Philly fans climbing them if their team wins (they have previous form on such things) – the city’s major has already asked fans not to do so.
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Completely pointless weather forecast because the Super Bowl is indoors but not much is happening yet and we like a bit of color. It’s mostly cloudy and 25C/77F in New Orleans today, meaning it’s a nice walk to the Superdome. I can also reveal that the we have dry conditions inside the stadium, with very little chance of rain. Some would say no chance. A little non-Eagles/Chiefs news for you, from a team that went nowhere near the Super Bowl this season – and won’t for a while either. Aaron Rodgers’ time with the Jets looks to be over, with multiple reports saying the team told him last year they’re moving on. Which probably won’t upset him too much, given the team’s, ahem, interesting owners.
David will be here shortly, in the meantime here’s our writers on whether they think the Kansas City Chiefs or the Philadelphia Eagles will end up with the Lombardi today:. Chiefs 27-24 Eagles. The Eagles have the setup to disrupt the Chiefs. They can command the time of possession with Barkley and their run game and then release the hounds on defense to chase down Mahomes. But the Chiefs are a more adaptable team. If the Eagles are forced to play from behind or adjust their approach, the game could run away from them. Ultimately, this is a bet on the best quarterback, offensive play-caller, defensive coach and, yes, kicker in the league. Oliver Connolly.
Chiefs 27-38 Eagles. Winning three Super Bowls on the trot is a task so difficult that no team has managed to even come within 60 minutes of it until this year. Both of these clubs are improved versions of the sides who met in that Glendale heart-stopper two years ago, but it says here Kansas City’s charmed postseason run will reach its terminus against a Philadelphia team loaded with talent on both sides of the ball. The deciding factor will be the the Eagles’ offensive line, the tallest and largest in Super Bowl history (average size: 6ft 6in and 338lb) and the secret sauce behind Barkley’s best ever season by an NFL running back. With their front five helping dictate the pace and limit the Chiefs’ time of possession, the Eagles will leave no doubt in bringing home a second Super Bowl title in eight years. Bryan Armen Graham.
Chiefs 24-32 Eagles. It’s hard to get as complete a team as the Eagles. The idea of their typically dominant offensive line setting up gaps for Barkley is quite promising, not to mention an extra week for Hurts to get healthy and return to dominating the blitz. Having recent Super Bowl experience should help Philly stave off any early-game jitters, too. Melissa Jacobs. Chiefs 34-20 Eagles. The Chiefs do that thing they always do late in the season and run a bunch of plays out of formations no one’s seen before – and hit on enough of them to stay ahead at half-time. Hurts plays valiantly again, but this time it’s Barkley who mishandles the ball and definitively swings the momentum KC’s way. Throughout, Mahomes shines – not with the game of his life, but with another measured deployment of quick passing and timely running that carries the day. The Chiefs win, Mahomes takes MVP and the greatest ever debate expands from him and Brady to include Andy Reid and Bill Belichick. Trump goes home happy. America braces itself for 10 more years of this. Andrew Lawrence.
Chiefs 29-28 Eagles. Kansas City earn an unbelievable three-peat that has strangely also felt entirely expected from the get-go. In what is sure to be a thrilling game Mahomes will come out on top as the master finesser of the finest margins. A stunning two-point conversion from the QB to Kelce, who will then ride off into retirement, will seal history. The next challenge is making the dynasty unassailable with a fourth championship in succession. Graham Searles.
