The Philadelphia Eagles' biggest secret to beating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX has nothing to do with scheme
The Philadelphia Eagles are set to take on the Kansas City Chiefs on February 9 in New Orleans in Super Bowl LIX. It will be the second Super Bowl meeting between the two teams in the last three seasons. The Eagles are obviously going to have their work cut out for them if they're going […]
The Philadelphia Eagles are set to take on the Kansas City Chiefs on February 9 in New Orleans in Super Bowl LIX.
It will be the second Super Bowl meeting between the two teams in the last three seasons.
The Eagles are obviously going to have their work cut out for them if they're going to take down the two-time defending champs.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is nearly unbeatable in the post-season. Combine Mahomes' greatness with officiating seemingly always going Kansas City's way and it's easy to see why taking down the Chiefs will be a tall task for the Eagles.
Philadelphia's offensive and defensive game plan will obviously be important in this game. Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and Kansas City head coach Andy Reid are two of the greatest play-callers in the sport. The chess match between them and Philly defensive coordinator Vic Fangio and Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore (and head coach Nick Sirianni) will undoubtedly be an epic battle.
That chess match, though, is only half the battle.
The Eagles' big secret to beating the Chiefs will be the motivation/bulletin board material factor.
Kansas City, like most dynasties (aspiring dynasty in this case), loves to utilize bulletin board material. It's what keeps them motivated and locked in every second of every game (remember that playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals in "BurrowHead" a couple of years ago). When a game comes down to one or two plays, being locked in on every second of every rep can be the difference. The motivation factor is huge — just ask the 90s Bulls, Kirby Smart's Georgia Bulldogs, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, etc. Motivation and making a game personal is everything when it comes to winning a championship.
The Eagles, fortunately, will have plenty of bulletin material heading into Super Bowl LIX.
All we're going to hear for the next two weeks is storyline of the Chiefs going for the three-peat, something that's never been done before in the NFL.
CBS announcers Jim Nantz and Tony Romo were even talking about three-peat before the Chiefs had beaten the Bills on Sunday evening.
The next two weeks are going to be dominated by headlines about the potential Chiefs three-peat, the Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift romance, the greatness of Mahomes, the legacy of Andy Reid, and whether or not Kansas City can make it four in a row in 2025.
Philly needs to embrace every bit of that.
Look, the Eagles are already a motivated group. They would't be the NFC Champs if they weren't. Running back Saquon Barkley is clearly a man on a mission right now.
But beating the Chiefs in the Super Bowl? That's a tough job to accomplish — especially in New Orleans where I'm sure the Chiefs will find some voodoo to utilize. (How does every close play/call go Kansas City's way?!?!)
In order to keep the Chiefs from three-peating, the Eagles need to channel Kobe Bryant, the last great athlete to actually accomplish a three-peat in pro sports, and make Super Bowl LIX the most personal game they've ever played.
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