Championship weekend is over and we now know who will be competing in Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans in two weeks. of philadelphia eagles They will face the Kansas City Chiefs to conclude the 2025 NFL Playoffs. The Eagles will be competing for their second Lombardi Trophy, while the Chiefs will be aiming for the first three-peat in Super Bowl history. This will be a rematch between the two teams, as the Chiefs beat the Eagles two years ago for this winning streak.
The Eagles defeated the Super Bowl and advanced to the Super Bowl. commander of washington 55 wins and 23 losses in the NFC Championship. The Commanders struggled through the first three quarters, but the Eagles took advantage of three fumbles to get a big game from Saquon Barkley. The Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship to advance to the Super Bowl. The AFC title game was a close one, but Kansas City got a big stop right after the two-minute warning.
This is the fifth time the Eagles have advanced to the Super Bowl and second time in the last three years. What they faced was kansas city chiefs In Super Bowl 57, Harrison Butker kicked the winning field goal with eight seconds remaining, resulting in a 38-35 loss. Patrick Mahomes won the MVP award and Jalen Hurts had a strong game with a passing touchdown and three rushing touchdowns. The NFC's No. 1 seed advanced to the Super Bowl for the third consecutive season.
The Chiefs became the first back-to-back Super Bowl champions to return to the big game with a chance for a three-peat. Last season, they defeated the San Francisco 49ers in overtime, and the year before last, they defeated the Eagles in the final seconds. Before that, the Chiefs defeated the 49ers in Super Bowl 54. This will mean the Chiefs will face their previous Super Bowl opponent for the second consecutive season.
Excluding Super Bowl matchups, the Eagles and Chiefs are 5-5 in series history.
The Super Bowl kicks off on Sunday, February 9th at 6:30pm ET. Fox will broadcast the game live from Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
