We did not really expect this at the end of their 2021 season, when they were thumped, 31-15, by the Buccaneers in the wild-card round, but the Eagles come into Super Bowl LVII having fully earned their place in this game as the NFL’s most complete team on both sides of the ball. General manager Howie Roseman has done an amazing job in filling the roster holes, the coaching staffs have been great in putting all those assets in the right places, and Jalen Hurts has answered the franchise’s most important question by becoming the franchise quarterback everybody hoped he could be.
As effective and as explosive as the Chiefs can be at any given point in time — and the Eagles will have to counter that in all kinds of ways — it’s also true that Philly just has more paths to victory in this game. This doesn’t automatically give the Eagles the second Lombardi Trophy in franchise history, because their opponent has an estimable cadre of skill players, and there are ways in which the Chiefs can pull off what seems like a bit on an upset.
