What to know about the Chiefs and Eagles booking their trips to the Super Bowl
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The Super Bowl matchup is officially set: The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will faceoff once again for the NFL’s biggest prize in Super Bowl LIX in two weeks in New Orleans.
The Super Bowl matchup is officially set: The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will face off once again for the NFL’s biggest prize in Super Bowl LIX in two weeks in New Orleans. The big game is set for a 6:30 p.m. ET kick off on February 9 at the Caesars Superdome. The Eagles won 55-23 over the Washington Commanders as Philadelphia’s two biggest stars showed out – Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley – who both scored three touchdowns on the ground, with Hurts adding a TD throw. In the AFC Championship game, where Kansas City beat the Buffalo Bills 32-29, the Chiefs used a little magic from their star quarterback – and a controversial call from the referees, as has happened so often with this team – to secure the opportunity to try for something that’s never been done: A Super Bowl three-peat. These two teams faced off in Super Bowl LVII, in which the Chiefs defeated the Eagles on a field goal with eight seconds to play in one of the most dramatic versions of the game in Super Bowl history. Here’s what to know from Sunday’s action: