Biggest Super Bowl matchup questions for the Eagles: How will they attack Mahomes?

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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

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How the Chiefs’ journey for a three-peat compares with others in the NFL

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The Kansas City Chiefs‘ quest to become the first NFL team to win three consecutive Super Bowls is on to the final stage.

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Kansas City defeated the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, clinching a berth in Super Bowl LIX. The Chiefs are the fourth team to reach three straight Super Bowls and the first to make the game after winning back-to-back Super Bowls, according to ESPN Research.

As hard as it is to win two titles in a row, a three-peat is a rarity among all major sports. Across the NBA,

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Chiefs look to join Lakers, Yankees in prestigious three-peat club

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The Kansas City Chiefs are in rare air after clinching their berth in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday.

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They are looking to become the first NFL team to win three straight Super Bowls. Kansas City has already made history with the first half of its quest — it is the first team to make a Super Bowl after winning back-to-back Super Bowls.

Across the NBA/MLB/NHL/WNBA, there have been 14 instances when a team has won three straight titles. Since 1970, that number is limited to just eight with a team completing a three-peat only once this

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First look at Chiefs-Eagles: Early Super Bowl picks, big questions and matchups to know

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The Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles are officially headed to Super Bowl LIX, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 9, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

With two weeks until the big rematch, we’re taking an early look at what you can expect in the matchup. Lindsey Thiry sets it up with what to know, and our NFL Nation reporters Adam Teicher and Tim McManus pick reasons for hope and concern for both teams. Seth Walder gives you some key stats to know, Aaron Schatz answers big questions surrounding

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Towns, Brunson trolling Hart tops reactions to Eagles defeating Commanders

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The Philadelphia Eagles are on to Super Bowl LIX after defeating the Washington Commanders 55-23 in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday.

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The Eagles were led by 118 rushing yards and three touchdowns from Saquon Barkley, while quarterback Jalen Hurts had 246 passing yards and a touchdown — plus three scores on the ground. Philadelphia — who also forced four turnovers — had 55 points, the most in any conference championship game since the 1970 merger, according to ESPN Research.

The win prompted reactions from around the sports world. <a

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The conference championship games are set! What to know about Commanders-Eagles and Bills-Chiefs

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The NFC and AFC conference championships are set. The Philadelphia Eagles will host the Washington Commanders and the Buffalo Bills will face the Kansas City Chiefs with tickets to Super Bowl LIX on the line.

To look ahead at next weekend’s conference championship matchups, we asked our NFL Nation reporters to pick one thing we learned about the teams they cover during the divisional round. Seth Walder explored how each team can advance, Matt Bowen picked an early X factor and we also provided opening lines from ESPN BET.

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Amon-Ra St. Brown’s multicolored jacket headlines NFL divisional round arrivals

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As the 2024 NFL postseason advances, divisional round participants are putting their most fashionable foot forward in arriving to their respective stadiums.

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Though the winter cold in some home cities required the occasional use of layers, players still arrived to the NFL playoffs’ second round with style in mind.

Here are the best arrivals from the divisional round.

Saturday night fits

Saint & Waymo checking in 🕰 pic.twitter.com/lAJqasv2YU

— Detroit Lions (@Lions) January 18, 2025

Z-man🥶️ pic.twitter.com/k098YcMeAY

— Detroit Lions (@Lions) January 18, 2025

Teddy B rocking Dan Campbell’s Glen Rose HS jersey pic.twitter.com/uz3YKhNrlx

— Detroit Lions (@Lions) January 18, 2025

Dressed to impress@budlight |

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Road to the Super Bowl: Sights and sounds from Chiefs-Texans in the NFL divisional round

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With wild-card games in the rearview mirror, the quest for the Vince Lombardi Trophy has reached the divisional round.

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Eight teams remain alive in the contest to reach the NFL’s summit. This weekend, the field will be whittled down to four final contenders, with atmospheres from Philadelphia to Kansas City certain to deliver.

Here are the sights and sounds from the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.

Flyover signals kickoff is near

No better start to the playoffs. Thanks for the flyover @11thECAB! pic.twitter.com/CmI6VGuk4J

— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) January 18, 2025

Chiefs defense is amped up

HYPE US UP DEFENSE❕ pic.twitter.com/wheBlUVPME

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First look at the AFC divisional round: Early previews for Ravens-Bills, Texans-Chiefs

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Three wild-card games from the NFL playoffs are finished, and the divisional-round matchups for the AFC teams are officially set. The Baltimore Ravens will travel to play the Buffalo Bills next weekend, while the Kansas City Chiefs will host the Houston Texans.

To look ahead at those matchups, we asked our NFL Nation reporters to pick out one thing we learned about the teams they cover during the wild-card round. (For the Chiefs, who didn’t play this week, we asked Adam Teicher to provide an injury update.) Seth Walder also explored

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C.J. Stroud’s look leads NFL playoffs wild-card round arrivals

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As the 2024 NFL postseason begins, wild-card round competitors are entering their respective games with style in mind.

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Though the January cold in some host cities required some creative incorporation of layering, the fits for the first round of the NFL playoffs matched the moment.

Here are the top arrivals from the wild-card round.

Saturday style

.@CJ7STROUD on site 🤫 pic.twitter.com/HPrGCPJOBV

— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) January 11,

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