philadelphia eagles Return to Super Bowl after knockoff commander of washington by a final score of 55-23 in Sunday's NFC Championship Game. On the other side of the field in New Orleans? kansas city chiefsattempting to become the first team in league history to win three consecutive Super Bowls.
For the Eagles, this was their first trip to the big game since LVII, and they lost to the Chiefs by a final score of 38-35. Just like that season, the Eagles will be the “home” team for Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.
Why are the Eagles the home team for Super Bowl LIX? Rather simply, two conferences have flipped the designation every season since the first Super Bowl. At the Super Bowl, with the chief green bay packersthe Packers were designated the home team.
When the home team designation repeats every season, it's the NFC being the designated home team in the odd Super Bowl and the AFC being the designated home team in the even Super Bowl. The Chiefs were the home team in Super Bowl LVIII before the season.
As for what the “home” designation means, that team – this season's Eagles – gets to choose the uniform for the game, forcing a contrasting uniform design on the away team. Returning to the Super Bowl, LVII Philadelphia chose to wear green jerseys, leaving the Chiefs to play in their road white jerseys.
It also means Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs will call a coin toss before Super Bowl LIX.
