Super Bowl 2025 predictions: Picks for Chiefs v Eagles, MVP, score and winners Will Patrick Mahomes lead Kansas City to an unprecedented three-peat?
By avoiding the difficult second- and third-and-long situations that will allow Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo to dial up aggressive blitzes, Philadelphia’s playbook will expand to the quick throws, RPOs and designed runs that play to Hurts’ strengths (say nothing of more Saquon).
Two years ago the Eagles became only the second Super Bowl team in history (along with the 1974 Steelers) to lead the NFL in sacks but fail to record one in the big game.
The Eagles offense is all about ball control – but if they fall behind, sticking with the run game might not suffice, even with Saquon Barkley’s home-run capabilities.
Perhaps mst importantly, the Eagles’ pass defense, which was top-ranked during the season but has slipped in the playoffs, has to hold off Mahomes’s sweet spot: intermediate throws.
