Two years ago, and two time zones away from New Orleans, these two teams met on the sport’s biggest stage.
But the backdrop for Super Bowl LVII was much different than it is for LIX. The Philadelphia Eagles came in with Nick Sirianni and Jalen Hurts bursting onto the scene, a fresh-faced staff and a loaded roster around them—and house money to play on in Arizona. The Kansas City Chiefs, meanwhile, were in their third Super Bowl in four years and had dealt with consecutive winters of postseason disappointment after winning Andy Reid’s first Lombardi Trophy in February 2020.
