Super Bowl Preview

Super Bow Preview

It’s finally here. The Big One, Super Bowl Sunday, The Game, and whatever else you would like to call it. The storylines are abounding and the energy is building. What year in the NFL it has been. Everything training camp injuries to insane endings of games the NFL never ceases to amaze me. We hope you have enjoyed the ride this season and as we put a bow on it, let’s do one last deep dive between the two teams.

Regular Season

Eagles: 14-3 (Home: 8-1; Away 6-2)

Chiefs: 15-2 (Home: 8-0; Away 7-2)

Points for/against

Eagles: 463/303

Chiefs: 385/326

Record in Super Bowl Conditions (indoors on turf)

Eagles: 3-1 *including a win in New Orleans

Chiefs: 2-0

Record ATS (including playoffs)

Eagles: 13-7

Chiefs: 8-10-1

QB Comparison (through playoffs)

Hurts: Comp %- 68.7 

           Yards- 2,903

           TD- 18

           INT- 5

           RTG- 103.7

Mahomes: Comp %: 67.5

                  Yards- 3,928

                  TD- 26

                  INT- 11

                  RTG- 93.5

Path to Super Bowl

Eagles Beat:    Packers 22-10

Rams 28-22

Commanders 55-23

Chiefs Beat:    Texans 23-14

Bills 32-29

Miles Traveled this season:

Eagles: 22,756

Cheifs: 16,719

Preview and Pick

What I find so amazing about the above stats is that when you look at them the narrative the media portrays becomes really skewed. I get that Mahomes is on a path to potentially be the greatest of all time, but for this season Hurts as had a really solid year in the midst of, at times, a really challenging season. Not long ago people were calling for Nick Sirianni to be fired. Hurts never really lost his cool and because of that kept the Eagles train rolling through South Philly. 

Mahomes kept his team together through a different type of challenge this year- apathy. I have never seen a team just kind of “ho-hum” their way to a 15-2 season. They had their moments where they could have just rested on their laurels and “cashed it in,” but from block kicks, to one possession games, and blow outs they got it done.

The most intriguing thing I have regarding this Super Bowl is the chess matches between coaches. Let’s be honest here, no matter what you think about Sirianni the advantage goes to the Chiefs on this one. What’s interesting though is that there is a bit of history here. Sirianni has faced Reid enough times whether it be as a head coach or OC to know enough about him. How he handles the Spags defense and just the expertise of Reid will be fascinating.

At this point there really isn’t much else to do other than play the game. Depending on when you read this the teams will have already had a couple of practices in New Orleans. No matter what the final result is we will see history made.

We hope that you enjoyed the season here at BENCH’D as much as the me and the boys have. Stay tuned for plenty of free agency, draft, and other off-season news. As you know the NFL never truly rests, and remember September is coming!

Prediction

Chiefs- 28

Eagles- 24