Then and now: how do the Eagles and Chiefs compare to 2023’s Super Bowl?
Then and now: how do the Eagles and Chiefs compare to 2023’s Super Bowl?
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Philadelphia and Kansas City face each other for the championship for the second time in three seasons. They remain formidable teams. This year’s Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles will be the second time the teams have faced each other for the championship in three seasons: the Chiefs came out on top, 38-35, in Super Bowl LVII at the end of the 2022 season.
![[Nick Sirianni has some trusted assistants on staff.]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/23aaa93a9fe0897e64bcf053a343faa5e3525c94/0_486_7325_4397/master/7325.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)
This season’s Chiefs and Eagles show how much one franchise can change over time, while another can roll with the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” philosophy. The Eagles have been all about the differences, while the Chiefs, quite understandably given their success, have been more about stability.
![[Jalen Hurts had one of his best games of the season in the NFC championship game.]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3a7030dd02d8659256929fc41296d84067cd82d7/0_133_4000_2401/master/4000.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)
Here’s how the two teams stack up, then and now. Where are they better, and where are they worse?. Eagles: Back in the 2022 season, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni had Shane Steichen as his offensive coordinator, and Jonathan Gannon running the defense. That worked well enough that Sirianni had to deal with some serious brain-drain. The Indianapolis Colts hired Steichen to be their head coach after the season, and the Arizona Cardinals gave Gannon the same opportunity.
![[Xavier Worthy has given the Chiefs a much needed injection of speed.]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f90119e633d4f3a1339bfc35c8e5099b51b3459a/0_162_4851_2911/master/4851.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)
Last season was a bit of a struggle with OC Brian Johnson and DC Sean Desai, but after the Eagles plummeted as quickly as Monty Python’s dead parrot in the second half of the campaign, general manager Howie Roseman made two very astute hires with Kellen Moore in charge of the offense, and Vic Fangio controlling the defense. Moore has done a good job, led as he is by running back Saquon Barkley and an offensive line coached brilliantly by Jeff Soutland. But, as is the case for the Chiefs, the Eagles are defined by their defense as much as anything else. Fangio, whose systems have taken over the league in recent years, turned that defense around quickly and decisively. Verdict: Better than Super Bowl LVII.
![[Zack Baun has been transformed into an All-Pro since he joined the Eagles.]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8b14d5005c8bd8efafa0a915e9a2d6ee3bc90886/0_0_5865_3910/master/5865.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)
