SUPER BOLD PREDICTIONS: Three-Peat?

Super Bowl LIX featuring the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs – AGAIN! Anyone outside of the Kansas City metropolitan area has Chiefs fatigue. We’re tired of Mahomes; tired of Kelce; tired of Andy Reid; tired of the Bundle-Rooskie; tired of Taylor Swift and her phony overreactions; tired of Jim Nantz and Tony Romo drooling over the Chiefs like neglected adolescents who just discovered the Playboy Channel on their parents’ cable package; tired of the phantom roughing penalties; were tired-tired-tired of it!

So, will the dream of a 3-peat die on Sunday? Will it flame out like the Grammy Awards after rewarding the garbage disguised as “music” by Kendrick Lamar the award for Record of the Year? Grammys? Participation trophies? No difference these days, right Taylor?

Tired of it!

And then there’s the enabler of it all…

“That’s a ridiculous theory — for anyone who might take it seriously. But at the end of the day, it’s something we always have to continue to work on: How do we make our officiating better?”

– Roger Goodell when asked about public perception that referees are favoring the Chiefs pic.twitter.com/uA2YX7FE7s

— NFL on CBS (@NFLonCBS) February 3, 2025

How do you know when Roger Goodell is lying?

You already know the answer, right?

“His lips are moving.”

Tired of it!

Yet we’ll be watching, nonetheless.

• KICKOFF: Sunday, February 9, 2025, at 6:30PM Eastern
• LOCATION: Caesar’s Superdome, New Orleans, LA
• LINE: Chiefs favored by 1 ½ points; over/under at 48 ½
• OFFICIATING CREW: Ron Torbert
• ON THE CALL: FOX: Kevin Burkhardt (PBP); Tom Brady (analyst); Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi (sideline); Mike Pereira (rules analyst)

Tony Lombardi

Many will tell you that the Chiefs are the modern-day Patriots – you know, that team led by Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. They seemed to get all the calls, right? Well, at least Brady seemed to get his way for a while, but you never got the feeling that everything went the Patriots’ way from an officiating perspective – not the way it does for the Chiefs!

Maybe the Patriots chapped Pinocchio’s ass with SpyGate and DeflateGate. Gisele Bundchen didn’t appeal to teenage girls the way Taylor Swift does. Today there are Swifties. There were never any Bunchies. Tired of it. Tired, tired, tired of it!

Ok, on to the game…

Or a drinking game…

If you do a shot every time the camera pans to Taylor with her mouth open so wide she mjght swallow her head (that would be nice), you might be in intensive care come Monday. So don’t do that. Maybe do a shot every time they show Bradley Cooper in Jeffrey Lurie’s box. Monday will then be much kinder.

Not so kind is how so many are ignoring the Eagles opting instead to discuss the 3-peat ad nauseum. Tired of it. But, I guess that’s understandable, although lost in the conversation is that this game marks the Eagles 3rd time in the last 8 seasons that they’ve been to the big dance. So, their organization deserves a few flowers, don’t you think?

• Patrick Mahomes will be harassed by the Eagles defensive front throughout the game. Vic Fangio will have a little sumtin’ sumtin’ for Kermit having been his divisional foe while he held the role of Broncos skipper for three seasons. Look for No. 15 to succumb to the pressure the way the frog of the same name caved into Miss Piggy when in heat. Mahomes gets sacked 4 times and fumbles once, recovered by Zach Braun.

• Kermit will find Xavier Worthy and Marquise Brown for scoring strikes. That said, the Eagles will pick off Romo’s man crush once to end a late second quarter threat to preserve the Eagles 14-10 halftime lead. Reed Blankenship gets the INT.

• Frozen snot in Andy Reid’s mustache is unlikely but not ruled when the Eagles defense put the walrus’ offense on ice.

• The Eagles will be the more dynamic offense. The NFL’s highest paid game manager will do his job with razor precision. Let’s not forget that when these teams met in Super Bowl 57, Jalen Hurts threw for 304 yards and ran for two scores while the game’s MVP, Mahomes, threw for 182 yards. In 57, Hurts chucked it 38 times. In 59, he’ll throw it 40% less going 15 of 23 for 210 and a score. He’ll add another with his legs.

• The game’s star will also be celebrating his 28th birthday. Saquon Barkley totes the rock 22 times for 209 yards (for February 9) and 2 scores on his way to game MVP. Hey Andy, It’s a Saquon-rooskie!

Eagles win, obviously covering, while the total goes just under the 48 ½. The oddsmakers are geniuses!

Eagles 31, Chiefs 17

Kevin McNelis

I know a fair contingent of NFL fans who are rooting for a cataclysmic event to keep this game from happening, but outside of that happening, this unfortunate contest has to be played. Let’s see which of these obnoxious fan bases is rewarded.

— Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs passing offense have had a down year statistically compared to what we’re used to seeing out of KC, but the healthy return of Isiah Pacheco did open things up for them down the stretch as they balanced the run game with Kareem Hunt. KC’s early possessions could look a little clunky, but once they get it going, they’ll work the ball to Travis Kelce underneath long enough to take the top off the defense for a deep touchdown to Hollywood Brown.

— Saquon continues his historically dominant run, bashing up a good Chiefs run defense for 80+ and a touchdown. The downfall will be a greedy play from Hurts, who faces blitz pressure up the middle and tries to dump it off underneath to Devonta Smith. Leo Chenal gets the benefit of the tight window and picks it off at a critical point in the game.

At this point, I think I’d be a fool to bet against KC to capture another ring. They have the established postseason success and a coaching staff that really knows how to flummox an opponent, and while the Eagles have really come on at the right time, my gut tells me the Chiefs get the combination of execution and luck to be the first ever three-peat team.

Chiefs 23 Eagles 17

Chris Schisler

I keep betting against the Chiefs and it hasn’t paid off. Every week I’m basically that meme from Breaking Bad “They can’t keep getting away with this!” I keep saying that eventually not getting better, playing around with their opponents instead of blowing them out and relying on luck will cost them. It’s now or never.

I’m going with the best team. That’s the Eagles. Hurts, Barkley and A.J. Brown are a heck of a trio and Devonta Smith is good too. The Eagles defense is a perfect matchup for the Chiefs – both teams are stellar defensively though.

I’m being stubborn here.  Give me the Eagles.

Philly 21 KC 17

JimZipCode

The Eagles have the better team, at pretty much every position group except Tight End – and QB. I see the Eagles winning fairly decisively: unless Mahomes & co manage to be within a TD with about 4 mins to play.  Then we all know what happens.

This idiot is picking against the Chiefs.  That Eagles roster is sooooooo good!  Feel free to make fun of me Monday morning.

By the way – in case you need to load up on “well actually” talking points about three-peats:

Counting backwards, the Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl 2 after the 1967 season, Super Bowl 1 after the 1966 season, and the NFL championship after the 1965 season.  That’s a three-peat, and it happened in the Super Bowl era. Suck it, Chiefs.

Eagles 31 Chiefs 20

Nick Polinsky

In my eyes the Eagles have the roster advantage in most spots. Barkley outweighs the Chiefs’ whole run game, Philly’s O-line is better, Philly’s defense is better. I think with an elite quarterback the Eagles would be without a doubt the best roster in the league.

Unfortunately a man who’s won two straight Lombardi trophies looms as the QB on the other side. Mahomes could take the Russell Street Report writers on a deep playoff run.

I just can’t bet against Mahomes, Reid and Kelce in a Super Bowl matchup, especially when a historic three-peat is on the line.

Chiefs 30 Eagles 27

Ben Dackiw

As someone who is both Sooner Born and Sooner Bred, I’m somewhat conflicted. Do I root for OU’s Creed Humphrey, or OU’s Jalen Hurts? That’s right Alabama fans, we claim Jalen Hurts.

I find myself hoping for an Eagles win. I’ve always had a soft spot for Hurts. He was the quarterback at OU my freshman year, and seeing him succeed on one of the biggest stages in sports would be very nice to see.

I think he will. Jalen Hurts will write his name in the NFL history books on Sunday night.

Win, Rocky. Win. Save us from the merciless onslaught of Kansas City dominance.

Eagles 34 Chiefs 30

Derek Arnold

I was feeling confident about the Eagles, but as the game draws nearer, I just get that creeping feeling that inevitability is on the way. For too long now, the Thanos that is Reid & Mahomes & Spagnuolo have been inevitable. I don’t think that’s going to change.

Where can we sign up for genius coaching continuity like that?!

But I digress…

This stat really pushed me over to the dark side last night:

Jalen Hurts splits when pressured vs when clean are INSANE

out of 37 QBs when pressured he is:

#37 of 37 QBs in success rate
#37 of 37 QBs in EPA/att
#33 of 37 QBs in sack rate
#32 of 37 QBs in YPA

Spags makes brilliant adjustments

KC is #6 in DEF pressure rate quarters 2-4 pic.twitter.com/7X5UXkRutN

— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) February 4, 2025

Hurts is bad, bad, bad when pressured. You don’t think Spags will come up with a way to get people in his face? To bait him into the wrong read?

Saquon is incredible. The Eagles have the better roster. They SHOULD win.

But, it’s inevitable. We are in the darkest timeline, after all.

Chiefs 27 Eagles 24

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