Post by Monika on Feb 1, 2023 21:45:48 GMT -8
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles
What: Super Bowl LVII (57) - The Chiefs and the Eagles clash for the NFL crown.
When: Sunday, February 12, 3:30 p.m. (PST).
Where: State Farm Stadium; Glendale, Arizona.
National Media: FOX, FOX Deportes.
NBC Announcers: Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Greg Olson (analyst), Erin Andrews (sideline), Tom Rinaldi (sideline), Mike Pereira (rules analyst).
2022 Head to Head: These teams did not meet this season.
National Anthem Performer: Chris Stapleton.
ASL Anthem Performer: Troy Kotsur.
Halftime Show Performers: Rihanna (with special guests).
Note: In the first 54 Super Bowls, no team hosted the Super Bowl in its home stadium. That changed two years ago when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosted, and won, Super Bowl LV over the Kansas City Chiefs. That dynamic happened again last year as the Los Angeles Rams hosted and won Super Bowl LVI over the Cincinnati Bengals.
Logo Photo Credits: Logo compiled by David and specific helmet Logos are licensed by the Chiefs, the Eagles and the NFL.
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The Chiefs finished the regular season 14-3 overall, 7-1 at home and 7-2 on the road. They were a perfect 6-0 in the AFC West and 5-0 in interconference play. In the playoffs, they are 2-0 with both wins coming at home. They are coming off a 23-20 home win over the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship Game on January 29. During the regular season, they averaged 29.2 points per game and allowed 21.7 points per game. The Chiefs finished the regular season as the AFC West champions and earned the first seed in their conference.
The Eagles finished the regular season 14-3 overall, 7-2 at home and 7-1 on the road. They were 4-2 in the NFC North and 5-0 in interconference play. In the playoffs, they are 2-0 with both wins coming at home. They are coming off a 31-7 home win over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game on January 29. During the regular season, they averaged 28.0 points per game and allowed 20.2 points per game. The Eagles finished the regular season as the NFC North champions and earned the first seed in their conference.
FINAL REGULAR SEASON COMPARISONS
Total Yards - Chiefs 7,032; Eagles 6,873.
Total Pass Yards - Chiefs 5,250; Eagles 4,105.
Total Rush Yards - Chiefs 1,970; Eagles 2,509.
3rd Down Conversions - Chiefs 48.7%; Eagles 50.0%.
4th Down Conversions - Chiefs 75.0%; Eagles 68.8%.
Total Sacks - Chiefs 26; Eagles 44.
Interceptions - Chiefs 11; Eagles 17.
Top Storylines of Super Bowl LVII
SCtoC NFL Analyst, spiderfan counts down the top five storylines of this season's Super Bowl.
MAHOMES VS. HURTS
The biggest storyline may be obvious, but the reason it's obvious is because both Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and Eagles QB have been the frontrunner for the Most Valuable Player award all year long. Both of them are elite At this point, both of them are more focused on being Super Bowl champions than MVP. Both are also still recovering from injuries. There's a lot of other players on both teams who's contributions -- or a lack there of -- will decide the outcome, but in the end when the confetti falls and the Lombardi Trophy is presented, either Hurts or Mahomes is going to be the one that gets the credit for the victory. Who will it be? We shall see.
THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE
It is a football cliché to say the game is won or lost at the line of scrimmage and usually I think that is an overused cliche; especially in the National Football League where the physicality levels are pretty even between teams. This Super Bowl has the potential to be a rare exception. The Eagles offensive and defensive lines have been the best in NFL this in my opinion. When the Eagles play an opponent, I've compared it to when a major Power-5 college team plays a small G-5 college team. The Chiefs offensive and defensive lines are nothing to scoff at, but with how physically dominant the Eagles have been on the line of scrimmage all year the are going to have play at the highest level they've played all year to keep up. If the Chiefs can't keep up or manage to outplay the Eagles on some plays, expect there to be penalties.
CHIEFS RUNNING GAME VS. EAGLES RUNNING GAME
The running game of Philadelphia Eagles this has season has been very impressive to say the least, setting a Super Bowl era record for rushing touchdowns. Eagles RBs Miles Sanders and Boston Scott have been sensational. Eagles QB Jalen Hurts is a major threat on the ground as well having set the single season record for rushing TDs by a QB. The Chiefs combination of rookie RB Isiah Pacheco and veteran RB Jerrick McKinnon have added a dimension to the Chiefs offense they had been lacking for a couple years. Even though both Eagles RB Jalen Hurts and Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes are arguably the two best QBs in the game, if either defense manages to take the run game away, Mahomes and/or Hurts will certainly be put at a disadvantage. If one or even both teams get the game run going, we may be looking at a Super Bowl MVP who is a running back.
CHIEFS WRs VS. EAGLES WRs
Much was made of the Chiefs trading WR Tyreek Hill to the Dolphins over the past offseason and how that had the potential to ruin the Chiefs' passing game. Well, Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes nearly set the all time single season passing record, so that narrative turned to be a nothing burger. Chiefs WRs Ju-Ju Smith Schuster and Marquez Valdes Scantling have turned out to be great free agent pick ups. For the Eagles, they have what I would argue is the best WR tandem in the NFL with WRs and AJ Brown and Devonta Smith. Both duos are going to make plays, the questions for me are who makes the big play near or at the end of game to win it and who doesn't make the big play near or at the end of the game ultimately contributing to their team losing?
ANDY REID RETIRING?
Everyone who follows football at this point is either aware or has been made aware that the Eagles were once coached by current Chiefs HC Andy Reid. With the exception of the owner and the stadium, everything has else changed from a personnel and coaching standpoint for the Eagles since Reid's departure 10 years ago, so outside of leftover resentment Reid may or may not have, it shouldn't have much impact on the game itself that Reid once coached the Eagles. The aftermath of the game is what is more interesting to me in that regard. With Reid turning 65 in March, and another Super Bowl victory likely clinching a spot in the Hall of Fame, does Reid decide to call it a career after winning a Super Bowl for the team he tried to achieve that same goal with during the 2000s? It would be a fitting ending to a Hall of Fame coaching career and create a job opening that is sure to become the most desired opening in all of the NFL.
Kansas City Chiefs
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes. (Photo by Matt Rourke/The Associated Press)
DEPTH CHART
This depth chart is taken from the Kansas City Chiefs' official website and is unofficial. This information may be subject change due to injuries, COVID-19 protocols, coaches' decisions lack of updates of the team's staff. This depth chart is solely meant to aid in following the game.
CHIEFS TO THE SUPER BOWL
Sept. 11 - at Arizona Cardinals (W 44-21)
Sept. 15 - Los Angeles Chargers (W 27-24)
Sept. 25 - at Indianapolis Colts (L 17-20)
Oct. 2 - at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (W 41-31)
Oct. 10 - Las Vegas Raiders (W 30-29)
Oct. 16 - Buffalo Bills (L 20-24)
Oct. 23 - at San Francisco 49ers (W 44-23)
Nov. 6 - Tennessee Titans (W 20-17 OT)
Nov. 13 - Jacksonville Jaguars (27-17)
Nov. 20 - at Los Angeles Chargers (W 30-27)
Nov. 27 - Los Angeles Rams (W 26-10)
Dec. 4 - at Cincinnati Bengals (L 24-27)
Dec. 11 - at Denver Broncos (W 34-28)
Dec. 18 - at Houston Texans (W 30-24)
Dec. 24 - Seattle Seahawks (W 24-10)
Jan. 1 - Denver Broncos (W 27-24)
Jan. 7 - at Las Vegas Raiders (W 31-13)
Divisional Round: Jan. 21 - Jacksonville Jaguars (W 27-20)
AFC Championship: Jan. 29 - Cincinnati Bengals (W 23-20)
STATISTICAL LEADERS (Regular Season)
Passing - Patrick Mahomes 435/648, 5250 yds, 41 TD, 12 int.
Rushing - Isiah Pacheco 170 rush, 830 yds, 5 TD; Patrick Mahomes 61 rush, 358 yds, 4 TD; Jerick McKinnon 72 rush, 291 yds, TD.
Receiving - Travis Kelce 110 rec, 1338 yds, 12 TD; JuJu Smith-Schuster 78 rec, 933 yds, 3 TD; Marquez Valdes-Scantling 42 rec, 687 yds, 2 TD.
Total Tackles - Nick Bolton 180; L'Jarius Sneed 108; Willie Gay Jr 88; Justin Reid 83.
Sacks - Chris Jones 15.5; George Karlaftis 6; Frank Clark 5; Michael Danna 5.
Interceptions - L'Jarius Sneed 3; Juan Thornhill 3; Nick Bolton 2.
Fumble Recoveries - L'Jarius Sneed 3; Michael Danna 2; Chris Jones 2.
KR Return Ave - Isiah Pacheco 20.6 yds.
KO Return TDs - none.
PR Return Ave - Mecole Hardman 9.2 yds.
PR Return TDs - none.
Kicking - Harrison Butker 38/41 XP, 18/24 FG, long 62.
Punting - Tommy Townsend 50.4 ave, 22 inside 20.
NOTE: Player statistics do not necessarily include players who are deemed inactive for this game at the time of this capsule.
Philadelphia Eagles
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
DEPTH CHART
This depth chart is taken from the Philadelphia Eagles' official website. This information may be subject change due to injuries, COVID-19 protocols or coaches' decisions. This depth chart is solely meant to aid in following the game.
EAGLES ROAD TO THE SUPER BOWL
Sept. 11 - at Detroit Lions (W 38-35)
Sept. 19 - Minnesota Vikings (W 24-7)
Sept. 25 - at Washington Commanders (W 24-8)
Oct. 2 - Jacksonville Jaguars (W 29-21)
Oct. 9 - at Arizona Cardinals (W 20-17)
Oct. 16 - Dallas Cowboys (W 26-17)
Oct. 30 - Pittsburgh Steelers (W 35-13)
Nov. 3 - at Houston Texans (W 29-17)
Nov. 14 - Washington Commanders (L 21-32)
Nov. 20 - at Indianapolis Colts (W 17-16)
Nov. 27 - Green Bay Packers (W 40-33)
Dec. 4 - Tennessee Titans (W 35-10)
Dec. 11 - at New York Giants (W 48-22)
Dec. 18 - at Chicago Bears (W 25-20)
Dec. 24 - at Dallas Cowboys (L 34-40)
Jan. 1 - New Orleans Saints (L 10-20)
Jan. 8 - New York Giants (W 22-16)
Divisional Round: Jan. 21 - New York Giants (W 38-7)
NFC Championship: Jan. 29 - San Francisco 49ers (W 31-7)
STATISTICAL LEADERS (Regular Season)
Passing - Jalen Hurts 306/460, 3701 yds, 22 TD, 6 int.
Rushing - Miles Sanders 259 rush, 1269 yds, 11 TD; Jalen Hurts 165 rush, 760 yds, 13 TD; Kenneth Gainwell 53 rush, 240 yards, 4 TD.
Receiving - A.J. Brown 88 rec, 1496 yds, 11 TD; DeVonta Smith 95 rec, 1196, 7 TD; Dallas Goedert 55 rec, 702 yds, 3 TD.
Total Tackles - T.J. Edwards 159; Kyzir White 110; Marcus Epps 94; C.J. Gardner-Johnson 67.
Sacks - Haason Reddick 16; Javon Hargrave 11; Brandon Graham 11; Josh Sweat 11.
Interceptions - C.J. Gardner-Johnson 6; James Bradberry 3; Darius Slay 3.
Fumble Recoveries - Haason Reddick 3; Javon Hargrave 2.
KR Return Ave - Boston Scott 27.1 yds.
KO Return TDs - none.
PR Return Ave - Britain Irwin 9.3.
PR Return TDs - none.
Kicking - Jake Elliott 51/53 XP, 20/23 FG, long 56 yds.
Punting - Brett Kern 40.8 ave, 1 inside 20 (note: Played in four regular season and two playoff games).
Fun Facts Related to the Super Bowl LVII Participants
-Exact comparison. The Chiefs and the Eagles, through the regular season and playoffs, have each combined for 16-3 records and have each scored 546 points.
-For the first time in NFL history, two brothers will face off in the Super Bowl. Eagles center Jason Kelce and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce aren’t just random players, either. They’re arguably the NFL’s best players at their respective positions. Each was named Associated Press First-Team All-Pro this season, Jason’s fifth time on the team and Travis’ fourth.
-Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts are both natives of Texas. Mahomes was born in Tyler, went to Whitehouse High School and attended Texas Tech University. Hurts was born in Houston and attended nearby Channelview High School.
-Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni both have ties to their opposition. Reid was the Eagles’ head coach from 1999 to 2012, winning a team record 130 games. He never won a Super Bowl, but he won the NFC title in 2004 and had just three losing seasons in 14 years. Reid, 64, took over the Chiefs in 2013 and has never had a losing season in KC. Sirianni was an assistant coach with the Chiefs from 2009 to 2012, serving as offensive quality control coach, wide receivers coach and assistant quarterbacks coach. He didn’t work under Reid, as he wasn’t retained when Reid was hired in 2013.
-This isn’t the first rodeo for the Eagles and Chiefs. Philly has three prior Super Bowl trips and Kansas City has four, plus both have played in the big game in the last five seasons.
-Both of these teams know how to rush the passer. The Eagles led the league with 70 sacks in the regular season, ranking third all-time. The Chiefs led the AFC and were second in the league with 55 regular season sacks. Their pass-rushing dominance has continued into the postseason, with the Eagles totaling eight sacks and the Chiefs getting seven in two games.
-Food famous cities: Philadelphia is known for the Philly cheesesteak, a sandwich made from thin, cut-up slices of steak and melted cheese on a hoagie roll. Kansas City has their own style of barbecue, which includes a variety of slowly smoked meat topped with a thick, sweet sauce.
-Overall, the teams have played nine times, but never in the playoffs. The Chiefs lead the overall series 5-4 and have won the last three games in the series. The Eagles won the previous three times.
-The previous result between the teams came on October 3, 2021 when the Chiefs defeated the Eagles, 42-30, at Philadelphia. It was the first and, thus far only, meeting between Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts as the starting quarterbacks for their respective teams.
-The Eagles won the first-ever matchup between the teams, 21-20, on October 22, 1972 at Kansas City.
-When the teams get off their planes in Arizona, they’ll be entering familiar territory. The Chiefs visited the Cardinals in Week 1 and left with a 44-21 victory, while the Eagles defeated the Cardinals 20-17 in Week 5.
-The Chiefs originally entered the American Football League in 1960 as the Dallas Texans. After three seasons in the AFL, the team moved to Kansas City, Missouri and rebranded as the Chiefs.
-In terms of worth, the Chiefs aren’t even in the top half of the league. The team was valued at just $2.3 billion as of two years ago.
-Despite having a history dating back to 1960, the Kansas City Chiefs have only participated in 31 playoff games and have a 12-19 record overall. Between their first AFL championship in 1962 and their subsequent four Super Bowl appearances, they won five times.
-This is the first time since Super Bowl LII since the top two seeds in each conference meet for the championship. That year the Eagles defeated the New England Patriots, 41-33.
-This is the fourth Super Bowl appearance for the Eagles -- under four different head coaches. They are: Dick Vermeil (SB XV), Andy Reid (SB XXXIX), Doug Pederson (SB LII), and Nick Sirianni (SB LVII)
-The Chiefs averaged the most pass yards per game during the regular season (298), while the Eagles allowed the fewest pass yards per game on defense (180). It’s just the third Super Bowl matchup to feature the top passing offense vs the top passing defense. In the first two instances the defensive team won convincingly. Overall, both units ranked near the top of the league in passing categories.
Chiefs and Eagles Super Bowl Histories
Click on the final score to access the boxscore from Pro Football Reference.
CHIEFS
Super Bowl I: Jan. 15, 1967 - vs. Green Bay Packers (L 10-35). MVP: Bart Starr, QB, Packers.
Super Bowl IV: Jan. 11, 1970 - vs. Minnesota Vikings (W 23-7). MVP: Len Dawson, QB, Chiefs.
Super Bowl LIV: Feb. 2, 2020 - vs. San Francisco 49ers (W 31-10). MVP: Patrick Mahomes, QB, Chiefs.
Super Bowl LV: Feb. 7, 2021 - vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (L 9-31). MVP: Tom Brady, QB, Buccaneers.
EAGLES
Super Bowl XV: Jan. 25, 1981 - vs. Oakland Raiders (L 10-27). MVP: Jim Plunkett, QB, Raiders.
Super Bowl XXXIX: Feb. 6, 2005 - vs. New England Patriots (L 24-27). MVP: Deion Branch, WR, Patriots.
Super Bowl LII: Feb. 4, 2018 - vs. New England Patriots (W 41-33). MVP: Nick Foles, QB, Eagles.
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