Chiefs Aim for Record Third Straight Super Bowl Title

February 04, 2025

Key points from this story:

• Chiefs seek third straight Super Bowl win
• Eagles won 15 of last 17 games
• Patrick Mahomes leads Kansas City offense
• Travis Kelce gains fame from Taylor Swift link
• Philadelphia boasts NFL’s most balanced team
• Eagles seek revenge for 2023 Super Bowl loss

After a couple of surprising upsets in the preliminary rounds, including the No. 1 seed Detroit Lions falling in the first round, the Super Bowl matchup for this Sunday in New Orleans is a sports fan’s dream.

Kansas City Chiefs will be going for a record third consecutive Super Bowl title against NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles, who have won 15 of their last 17 games, including their impressive 55-23 thrashing of the upstart Washington Commanders and their phenomenal rookie quarterback, Jayden Daniels.

KC and their much-ballyhooed quarterback Patrick Mahomes are slight favourites, but it would surprise no one outside of Missouri if Philadelphia prevailed. KC had a 15-2 regular-season record, which probably would have been 16-1 had they not rested many of their top players in the season’s final game, but their victories were underwhelming, to say the least. Coach Andy Reid’s team was 11-0 in one-score games, and they squeaked out another one in the AFC championship game against Buffalo Bills, 32-29. It was Kansas City’s fourth consecutive playoff victory over the Bills, who haven’t been to a Super Bowl since losing their fourth straight in 1994.