92 of the 140 expert predictions we found are picking the Kansas City Chiefs to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.
Scoreboard Page: Eagles 28, Chiefs 23. This might be a bolder choice than we thought. Not just because almost everyone else seems to be picking the Chiefs, but because Kansas City has won 17 one-score games in a row. 17! And here we are picking that streak to end, as well as the Chiefs’ Super Bowl run, denying them the first NFL threepeat (since the merger anyway – shoutout to the 1929-31 Green Bay Packers). You know what would be even bolder? If Mama Kelce breaks out that house divided Eagles-Chiefs jersey. We’re confident Kylie will stay Team Philly. (Sorry, Travis. The Eagles had her heart even before Jason.) But enough nonsense. We keep thinking the Chiefs are due to lose, and yet they keep winning. It reminds us of the 2013 Red Sox. We never believed and they won it all. (Yes, we’ve been here since 2010 and we know you’ve never heard of us. Thanks for stopping by. Like us on Tumblr.) So maybe these Chiefs really are that good. One of the experts below (click those links in bold below) says the Eagles are clearly the best team and still picks KC. Perhaps Mahomes and Kelce are this generation’s Jordan and Pippen, keeping Barkley, Stockton, Malone, Ewing, Mourning and many more from getting a ring while they won 6 of 8 championships. Just ask NFL MVP Josh Allen and NFL first team All-Pro quarterback Lamar Jackson. Yes, Kansas City is on the verge of something unprecedented in the Super Bowl era, but we think Philly stops it. The Bills’ best drive in their loss to the Chiefs was when they went all in on the run game. We haven’t even mentioned Jalen Hurts, and the Eagles have Saquon Barkley, too. Game over? (Hey, the unbiased video games are picking Philly, too.) Believe it or not, the experts gave a 72-62 edge to the Eagles two years ago, and we know how that turned out. Someone – anyone – else is due. Besides, the Eagles know how to take down a dynasty.
CBS Sports: Chiefs 7, Eagles 1
USA Today: Chiefs 1, Eagles 1
Sporting News: Chiefs 3, Eagles 0 [Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3]
Sports Illustrated: Chiefs 7, Eagles 2
NBC Sports: Chiefs 1, Eagles 1
Football Lounge: Chiefs 2, Eagles 0
Fox Sports: Chiefs 8, Eagles 7
NFL: Chiefs 21, Eagles 7
ESPN: Chiefs 41, Eagles 26
Madden simulation: Chiefs 0, Eagles 1
Retro Bowl simulations: Chiefs 1, Eagles 1