Mahomes and the Chiefs will face Hurts, Barkley and the Eagles as they seek a Super Bowl three-peat

In a Super Bowl rematch, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and the Kansas City Chiefs are aiming for a three-peat.

Saquon Barkley is with the Philadelphia Eagles and Jalen Hurts this time.

On February 9 in New Orleans, the Eagles and Chiefs will play for the Lombardi Trophy for the second time in three years. Kansas City wants to make history by becoming the first club to win three consecutive Super Bowls.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – JANUARY 26: On January 26, 2025, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs the ball during the second quarter of their game against the Washington Commanders at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eag

Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said, “Each one of these is special,” following his acceptance of the Lamar Hunt Trophy, which bears his father’s name. These days, we have the opportunity to do something that has never been done before. We’re going to New Orleans to create history, Chiefs Kingdom.”

Last season, Mahomes led the Chiefs to a 25-22 overtime triumph over San Francisco in Las Vegas and a 38-35 victory over the Eagles in Arizona two years prior.

In the AFC championship game on Sunday, the two-time Super Bowl and NFL MVP guided Kansas City to a 32-29 victory over Josh Allen and the Bills, destroying Buffalo for the fourth time in five years.

“It s not about one guy, it s not about a couple guys, it s about the whole team,” Mahomes stated.

Kelce yelled, “Never satisfied, baby!” followed by a lyric from KC and The Sunshine Band’s “Get Down Tonight” while his girlfriend Taylor Swift watched from the field, grinning and nodding in agreement.

In the NFC championship game, the Eagles defeated the Washington Commanders 55-23 earlier thanks to seven running touchdowns, including three from Barkley and Hurts each.

It will be the fifth Super Bowl rematch in five years and the tenth overall. The teams who prevailed in the initial encounter, such as the Chiefs over the 49ers last season, went on to win the four rematches that followed within five years.

Barkley finished with 118 yards after adding two more runs. On Philadelphia’s opening play from scrimmage, he scored his third touchdown from 60 yards or more in two weeks. In a postseason career, no other player had three touchdowns of at least 60 yards.

Barkley remarked, “I always dreamed about it, but the dream wasn’t about just getting there, it was to win it,” in reference to the Super Bowl.

Hurts, who had three rushing touchdowns while playing with a knee injury, also threw for 246 yards and one touchdown.

Following the George Halas Trophy ceremony, coach Nick Sirianni yelled from the platform, “How about our quarterback?” “He is a stud. That’s how I knew he would play. I was aware. Don’t question him. His only action is to win.

Since the 1970 merger, no team has scored as many points in a conference championship game as Philadelphia did, with 55 points.

The Eagles (17-3) are trying to win the Super Bowl for the second time in five tries. Seven years ago, they defeated Tom Brady and the New England Patriots 41-33 under the leadership of backup quarterback Nick Foles. Foles handed the Halas trophy to owner Jeffrey Lurie.

Lurie stated, “We’re there to win it,” in reference to returning to the Super Bowl.

The Chiefs (17-2) are making their fourth Super Bowl trip in five years and are 4-2 overall.