When we submitted our Super Bowl LIX staff picks, I had it 31-17 Eagles. I just thought that Philadelphia had the kind of defense that could present problems for Patrick Mahomes, and I likened Vic Fangio’s defense to that of the Tampa Bay Bucs from 2020 when Tom Brady & Co. defeated the Chiefs 31-9 in Super Bowl 55. My pick was influenced by the notion that Philadelphia could get to Mahomes with four linemen given the talent across the Eagles’ defensive front coupled with the struggles of the Chiefs offensive front.
The outcome for the Chiefs was worse than I expected.