By Ahmir Hamlet ’23

The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will face off in Super Bowl LVII on Feb.12th in Glendale, Arizona.  After a one year absence. the Chiefs are making a return to the Super Bowl, while the Eagles are making their first appearance since beating the New England Patriots in 2018.

Both 1st seed teams dominated their conferences even with both star quarterbacks coming off injuries.  That didn’t stop either team from getting to where they are with one game left to decide it all.

For the first time ever this game will feature two Black starting quarterbacks, Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts. Also, Eagles (Center) Jason Kelce and Chiefs (Tight End) Travis Kelce will be making their appearance on the grandstage as the first brothers to face off in the Superbowl. 

And for those more interested in the half-time entertainment, R&B singer Rihanna takes the stage at the first-ever Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show.

 So, who is gonna win? The line currently has the Eagles favored (-1.5) with an O/U 50.5. Here’s where I feel each team stacks up against each other.

Prediction Eagles 37- Chiefs 34.

The Chiefs led the NFL in yards per pass attempt. The Eagles defense led the NFL in fewest yards allowed per pass attempt. As long as Mahomes gets the ball out of his hands quickly I’m expecting this game to be a shootout and possibly go to overtime. The Chiefs aren’t the greatest defensive team in the NFL but, The Eagles are ranked top 5 in both offense and defense which gives them a decent advantage over The Chiefs.