NFL Super Bowl LIX Preview: Kansas City Chiefs (16-2) vs. Philadelphia Eagles (17-3)

0
275

TV: FOX – Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews (field reporter), Tom Rinaldi (field reporter) National Radio: Westwood One – Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner, Laura Okmin (field reporter)

All-Time Series History Regular Season: All-time series, 5-5 (KC won 3 of past 4) Postseason: KC leads series, 1-0

The Last Time… Regular Season: 11/20/23: PHI 21 at KC 17 Postseason: SB LVII 2/12/23: KC 38 vs. PHI 35

Sports Gaming Picks - Get Your Picks Now

HEAD COACHES

Andy Reid vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-1 Reg. Season: 273-146-1 (.651) Postseason: 28-16 (.636)

Nick Sirianni vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-2 Reg. Season: 48-20 (.706) Postseason: 5-3 (.625)

CHIEFS NOTES

Championships: 5 [1960, 1969 (SB IV), 2019 (SB LIV), 2022 (SB LVII), 2023 (SB LVIII)] Playoff Record: 26-21 Last Postseason Game: AFC-C 1/26/25: BUF 29 at KC 32

• CHIEFS became 4th team ever to make 3 straight SBs & can become 1st team to win 3 straight SBs. Can join 2001-05 New England Patriots as only teams to win 10 consec. playoff games. • HC ANDY REID will coach 45th career playoff game, most by HC all-time. Ranks 2nd in NFL history with 28 career playoff wins & can become 3rd HC ever with 4 SB wins (Bill Belichick – 6; HOFer Chuck Noll – 4). • QB PATRICK MAHOMES will become 3rd QB ever (Tom Brady & HOFer John Elway) to start 5 SBs & can become 4th QB to win 4 SBs (Brady – 7; HOFers Terry Bradshaw & Joe Montana – 4). Has 17 postseason wins, 2nd-most alltime by starting QB. Has 43 career playoff TD passes & can surpass Montana (45) & Aaron Rodgers (45) for 2nd-most in postseason history. Ranks 7th in postseason history with 5,557 pass yards. Enters SB LIX with active streak of 288 consec. pass attempts without INT. Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of his 4 SBs, incl. 3 TD passes vs. Phi. in SB LVII. • RB KAREEM HUNT can join HOFer Terrell Davis as only players ever with rush TD in each of 1st 7 career playoff games. • RB ISIAH PACHECO aims for his 3rd SB in row with 75+ scrimmage yards. • TE TRAVIS KELCE ranks 1st in NFL postseason history with 174 catches & 2nd with 2,039 rec. yards & 20 rec. TDs. Has 9 playoff games with 100+ rec. yards, most in postseason history. Has 2nd-most SB receptions (31) & 4th-most SB rec. yards (350) all-time. Had 81 rec. yards & TD catch in SB LVII vs. Phi. • WR DEANDRE HOPKINS has 12,965 career reg. season rec. yards, 3rd-most ever by player before 1st SB appearance. • WR XAVIER WORTHY (rookie) has 5+ catches in 7 of his past 8, incl. playoffs. • DT CHRIS JONES is 1 of 4 in NFL with 5+ sacks in each of past 8 seasons. • DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS has 7 sacks in 9 career postseason games. • LB NICK BOLTON had FR-TD in SB LVII vs. Phi. • CB TRENT MCDUFFIE has 13 PD in 9 career playoff games, incl. 5 games with 2+ PD.

EAGLES NOTS

Championships: 4 [1948, 1949, 1960, 2017 (SB LII)] Playoff Record: 28-26 Last Postseason Game: NFC-C 1/26/25: WAS 23 at PHI 55

• EAGLES can win 2nd SB ever (SB LII). Have 683 rush yards in 2024 postseason & can surpass 1982 Washington (792) for most by team in single postseason. Have 10 rush TDs in 2024 playoffs & can surpass 1997 Denver (12) for most by team in single postseason. • NICK SIRIANNI is 3rd HC (HOFer Joe Gibbs & Mike Tomlin) to reach SB in 2 of 1st 4 seasons. Will be 5th-youngest HC ever (43 years, 239 days) to coach in 2nd SB. • QB JALEN HURTS will become 8th QB ever to start 2 SBs in 1st 5 career seasons. In SB LVII vs. KC, had 374 yards (304 pass, 70 rush) – most rush yards ever by QB in SB) – & became 2nd player ever (HOFer Terrell Davis – SB XXXII) with 3 rush TDs in a SB. Had 3 rush TDs in NFC-C vs. Was. & has 9 career playoff rush TDs, most by QB in postseason history. • RB SAQUON BARKLEY has 2,447 rush yards & 2,760 scrimmage yards in 2024, incl. playoffs, & can surpass HOFer Terrell Davis (2,476 rush yards & 2,762 scrimmage yards in 1998) for most in both categories in single season, incl. playoffs, all-time. Has 442 rush yards in 2024 postseason & can join HOFers John Riggins (610 in 1982) & Davis (581 in 1997) as only players ever with 500+ rush yards in single postseason. Has 668 yards scrimmage yards (133.6 per game) & 7 rush TDs in 5 career playoff games. • WR A.J. BROWN had 6 catches for 96 yards & rec. TD in both 2024 NFC-C vs. Was. & SB LVII vs. KC. • WR DEVONTA SMITH had 7 catches for 100 yards in SB LVII vs. KC. • TE DALLAS GOEDERT had 7 catches for 85 yards in 2024 NFC-C vs. Was. Had 6 catches for 60 yards in SB LVII vs. KC. • DT JALEN CARTER has 3 PD & 2 sacks in 4 career playoff games. • LB ZACK BAUN aims for his 4th playoff game in row with takeaway. • LB NOLAN SMITH can become 1st player since 1982 with sack in 4 straight games in single postseason. Has 0.5+ sacks in each of his 1st 4 career playoff games. • CB DARIUS SLAY has 5 PD in 2024 postseason & aims for his 4th in row with PD. • CB QUINYON MITCHELL can become 3rd rookie since 2002 with PD in 4 straight playoff games. • DB COOPER DEJEAN (rookie) aims for his 3rd in row in postseason with PD.