After 22 weeks of football, we finally have our two finalists competing in the 2025 Super Bowl.
The Chiefs will be the AFC representative, as they defeated the Bills 32-29 in a close Conference Championship matchup. The Eagles will be the NFC representative winning dominantly against the Commanders in Philadelphia. The Chiefs can be the first NFL team to win three straight Super Bowls.
Patrick Mahomes is having a phenomenal year with a receiving core that has overachieved. The team acquired DeAndre Hopkins mid-season and has provided a stable veteran option for Mahomes. Rookie Xavier Worthy has been a great find in the draft, adding a lot of speed to the room.
Along with the receiving core, tight end Travis Kelce has continued to be Mahomes’s most reliable target as he searches for his fourth Super Bowl ring.
The key for the Eagles will be maintaining constant pressure on Mahomes and keeping him in the pocket. He’s most dangerous when he is on the run, ad-libbing plays and finding open guys.
Eagles defensive linemen Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis and Josh Sweat will have to be consistent throughout the game maintaining pressure. The final key for the Eagles is sticking to Kelce underneath. Kelce does a great job finding the weak spot in the defense to get open. He and Mahomes have great chemistry and execute those plays beautifully.
The Eagles have been phenomenal on offense all season led by running back Saquan Barkley. Not to mention quarterback Jalen Hurts, along with receivers A.J. Brown and Devonta Smith can make a big play at any moment.
The main goal for the Chiefs will be to stop Barkley. When he gets into a rhythm it’s game over for any opposing defense. George Karlaftis and Chris Jones have done a phenomenal job up front stopping the run along with linebackers Leo Chenal and Nick Bolton. They will need all hands on deck to stop Barkley.
Building off takeaway number one: The Chiefs need to make Jalen Hurts prove he can beat them with his arm. Throughout the playoffs, Hurts has made phenomenal plays, but has relied on Barkley and the run game a lot. If the Chiefs can take away Barkley, I would roll the dice and see if Hurts can beat them with his arm.
Prediction: Chiefs 34 Eagles 21
The storyline all season for the Chiefs is that they always find a way to win. Given they have won this game three times before in the Mahomes-Reid era, I see them controlling this game from the start and emerging victorious in the end.
