Super Bowl rematch: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles

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Chris Francis Sports Reporter

By Chris Francis (Sports Reporter), Jack Henry (Video Editor)

The 2025 Super Bowl has a very familiar look. The Philadelphia Eagles will take on the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 9 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. It’s a matchup of the top two seeds and a rematch of the Super Bowl played in February of 2023.

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More on the Eagles’ win

The Eagles started fast and left absolutely no doubt against the upstart Washington Commanders. The team got three touchdowns from NFL rushing champ Saquon Barkley, including one on their very first offensive play. The Commanders helped them out by committing the ultimate playoff sin with four turnovers, all of which directly led to points for the Eagles. The final score was 55-23.

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Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni praised his quarterback Jalen Hurts, who also scored three times.

“We don’t care how we win. We don’t care. If we rush for 300 and pass for one and we win, great. If we rush for one and pass for 300, great, who cares? We’ve just continued to win; he’s just continued to win. I don’t understand the criticism. Whatever,” Siriani said.

The Eagles are peaking at the perfect time. They have won 14 of their last 15 games. In the other locker room, the Commanders head coach Dan Quinn lamented the turnovers, knowing the outcome could have been different.

“The last seven weeks, really, we’ve lived in complimentary football; that would be turnover margin. We didn’t create any opportunities for us and lost four and 28 points off of those turnovers; that was big.” Quinn said.

More on the Chiefs’ win

The Kansas City Chiefs had a bit of a tougher time on Sunday, Jan. 26. It was their seventh straight AFC Championship game, and it stands to reason they simply know how to win close games. Their matchup with the Buffalo Bills went back and forth at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.

Patrick Mahomes threw for a touchdown and ran for two more, but the Bills would not let their opponents run with it. It took a late field goal and a dramatic fourth down stop with under two minutes to go to get the 32-29 win.

The Chiefs have knocked out the Bills four times in the last five years. It’s the first time in NFL history a team has done that to the same opponent, and quarterback Patrick Mahomes was thankful.

“It’s just so hard to get to a Super Bowl, and I don’t take it for granted. To be able to do it again at Arrowhead was special. I mean, last year was awesome. You get there and you win it, but you’re in a different stadium,” Mahomes said. “Being able to win it at Arrowhead, and then you get that trophy on that stage, and you look around, and there’s not a seat empty.”

The Chiefs will play in their fifth Super Bowl in the last six seasons, with the goal of being the first team to win three straight as their dynasty grows. The Chiefs are favored by just two points in the 2025 Super Bowl. Back in 2023, the Chiefs beat Philadelphia 38-35 on a field goal in the final seconds.

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[Chris Francis]

SUPER BOWL 59 IS ALL SET AND IT HAS A VERY FAMILIAR LOOK. THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES WILL TAKE ON THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS FEBRUARY 9TH IN NEW ORLEANS.
IT’S A MATCHUP OF THE TOP TWO SEEDS AND A REMATCH OF SUPER BOWL 57 PLAYED JUST TWO YEARS AGO.

THE EAGLES STARTED FAST AND LEFT ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AGAINST THE UPSTART WASHINGTON COMMANDERS. THEY GOT THREE TOUCHDOWNS FROM NFL RUSHING CHAMP SAQUON BARKLEY INCLUDING ONE ON THEIR VERY FIRST OFFENSIVE PLAY.
THE COMMANDERS HELPED BY COMMITTING THE ULTIMATE PLAYOFF SIN, THEY HAD FOUR TURNOVERS ALL OF WHICH DIRECTLY LED TO EAGLES TOUCHDOWNS. THE BLOWOUT FINAL 55-23. NICK SIRIANI HEAPED PRAISE ON HIS QUARTERBACK JALEN HURTS WHO ALSO SCORED 3 TIMES.

“WE DON’T CARE HOW WE WIN. WE DON’T CARE. IF WE RUSH FOR 300 AND PASS FOR 1 AND WE WIN, GREAT. IF WE RUSH FOR 1 AND PASS FOR 300, GREAT, WHO CARES? WE’VE JUST CONTINUED TO WIN, HE’S JUST CONTINUED TO WIN. ”

“THE LAST 7 WEEKS REALLY, WE’VE LIVED IN THE COMPLIMENTARY FOOTBALL, THAT WOULD BE TURNOVER MARGIN, UH. WE DIDN’T CREATE ANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR US AND LOST FOUR AND 28 POINTS OFF OF THOSE TURNOVERS, THAT WAS BIG.”

SO, THE EAGLES ARE CERTAINLY PEAKING AT THE PERFECT TIME. THEY HAVE WON 14 OF THEIR LAST 15 GAMES.

HOWEVER, THE CHIEFS, APPEARING IN THEIR 7TH STRAIGHT AFC CHAMPIONSHIP SIMPLY KNOW HOW TO WIN EVERY CLOSE GAME. THEIR MATCHUP WITH BUFFALO WENT BACK AND FORTH AT ARROWHEAD STADIUM. PATRICK MAHOMES THREW FOR A TOUCHDOWN AND RAN FOR TWO MORE BUT THE BILLS WOULD NOT GO AWAY.
IT TOOK A LATE FIELD GOAL AND A DRAMATIC FOURTH DOWN STOP WITH UNDER TWO MINUTES TO GO, TO GET THE 32-29 WIN. THE CHIEFS HAVE KNOCKED OUT THE BILLS 4 TIMES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. FIRST TIME IN NFL HISTORY A TEAM HAS DONE THAT TO THE SAME OPPONENT.

“IT’S JUST SO HARD TO GET TO A SUPER BOWL, AND I DON’T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. TO BE ABLE TO DO IT AGAIN AT ARROWHEAD WAS SPECIAL. I MEAN, LAST YEAR WAS AWESOME. YOU GET THERE AND YOU WIN IT BUT YOU’RE IN A DIFFERENT STADIUM. BEING ABLE TO WIN IT AT ARROWHEAD, AND THEN YOU GET THAT TROPHY ON THAT STAGE, AND YOU LOOK AROUND AND THERE’S NOT A SEAT EMPTY.”
“IT’S NOT FUN, UM. TO BE THE CHAMPS, YOU GOTTA BEAT THE CHAMPS AND WE DIDN’T DO IT TONIGHT.”

YES, THE CHIEFS DYNASTY CONTINUES, THEY WILL PLAY IN THEIR 5TH SUPER BOWL IN THE LAST 6 SEASONS, WITH THE GOAL OF BEING THE FIRST TEAM TO WIN THREE STRAIGHT.

HOW EVEN IS THIS MATCHUP? THE CHIEFS ARE FAVORED BY JUST 2 POINTS.
THAT CHIEFS-EAGLES SUPER BOWL IN 2023 WAS WON BY KANSAS CITY 38-35 ON A FIELD GOAL IN THE FINAL SECONDS.
A SHAME WE HAVE TO WAIT 13 DAYS UNTIL KICKOFF!
FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS, I’M CHRIS FRANCIS.