Eagles' biggest matchup questions for Super Bowl 2025 - ESPN

The Kansas City Chiefs' history quest meets the Philadelphia Eagles' revenge tour in Super Bowl LIX.

The Chiefs, led by the top coach-quarterback combo in the league in Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes, are looking to become the first NFL team to pull off the three-peat. But they haven't felt like a juggernaut for the entire season — their plus-59 point differential during the regular season would be the fifth-lowest by a Super Bowl champion should they pull out the win. However, they went 12-0 in one-score games and are coming off their best offensive performance of the year after scoring 32 points to take down the Buffalo Bills in the AFC title game.

That set up a Super Bowl rematch with the Eagles, who rode a season for the ages by running back Saquon Barkley and a dominant defense to a 14-3 regular-season record.

Philadelphia has been fueled not just by arguably the best roster in football but by bitter endings to the last two seasons. After a heartbreaking 38-35 loss to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII, the Eagles stumbled down the stretch and lost six of seven last year, leading to the ouster of both coordinators and questions about coach Nick Sirianni's job status.

«You carry those two chips on your shoulder,» left tackle Jordan Mailata said, «and make sure that s--- doesn't happen again.»

Mahomes (3 passing TDs) and Jalen Hurts (4 total TDs) were both at their playmaking best in Super Bowl LVII. This marks the fourth instance of a quarterback rematch in the Super Bowl. Each of the previous three were won by the QB who came out on top in the first game.

Can Hurts and the Eagles flip the script? Here's a closer look at Eagles-Chiefs, Round 2:

Chris Berman and Booger McFarland look at how the Chiefs and Eagles match up