Super Bowl 2025: Eagles open as underdogs against Chiefs in rematch
Philadelphia will try to prevent Kansas City from three peating in New Orleans.
The stage is set for Super Bowl LIX: the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will be facing off in New Orleans in a rematch of Super Bowl LVII.
The Birds will be looking to beat the Chiefs this time around after losing despite a 10-point halftime lead in their last Super Bowl meeting.
It sure won’t be easy for the Eagles, who are 1.5-point underdogs (per FanDuel). Philly has a really good team, as evidenced by scoring 55 points in their NFC Championship Game win over the Washington Commanders.
But the Chiefs are just so inevitable. They’ve made a habit of winning in less than impressive fashion all year long. Patrick Mahomes is very hard to beat.
I’ve long been of the mind that the Chiefs are going to pull off a third straight Super Bowl win. Wrote the following in my Week 1 NFL power rankings back on September 3:
1 – Kansas City Chiefs – Patrick Mahomes is inevitable. I genuinely believe the Chiefs are going to threepeat as Super Bowl champions. It’s very hard to do, yeah, but if there’s anyone who could … it’s him. Along with the support of Andy Reid and their other core championship pieces.
Obviously hope to be wrong. The Eagles will certainly give them a run for their money if Jalen Hurts plays well again and Saquon Barkley continues to be unstoppable.
Plus, you have to feel much better about THIS Vic Fangio defense going up against Mahomes than Jonathan Gannon’s defense going up against Mahomes.
What’s your early feel on the big game?
