The matchup is set for Super Bowl 59, and it’s dynasty versus redemption as the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles square off in a rematch from Super Bowl 57. Kansas City is one win away from being the first NFL club to win three straight Lombardi trophies. Meanwhile, Philadelphia is aiming to take its second Super Bowl championship in franchise history.
The following are some INSANE stats between the Chiefs and Eagles as well as some historical facts about the Super Bowl in New Orleans.
Chiefs are 6-5 all-time against Philadelphia
Of all the 31 NFL opponents the Chiefs play, the Eagles are tied for second amongst teams Kansas City plays the least. There have only been 11 total meetings between the Chiefs and Eagles, with the very first matchup being a 21-20 Philly victory on October 22, 1972. However, the two clubs wouldn’t see each other again until nearly 20 years later, on October 11, 1992.
Overall, Kansas City has the edge in their head-to-head meetings with a 6-5 record, making Super Bowl 59 an opportunity for Philadelphia to nod the series back even. Since neither team plays one other but once every four years in the regular season, per the league’s formulated schedule rotation between AFC and NFC teams, next Sunday’s game will have significant bragging rights that will last a long time.
Additionally, Andy Reid has coached in eight of the 11 games played between the Chiefs and Eagles as the head coach of either club. Reid was with Philly from 1999 to 2012 and Kansas City since 2013. In these games, Reid’s team is 7-1 against the other. Since making the move to KC, Reid’s faced the Eagles five times, winning four of those matchups. His latest win over his former team was in Super Bowl 57 when the Chiefs overcame a 24-14 halftime deficit in that Super Bowl thanks to 17 fourth-quarter points and three touchdown passes by quarterback Patrick Mahomes. However, Reid’s Chiefs recently lost to Philly in a Monday night game last season.
Full matchup history:
- 2023: Eagles 21, Chiefs 17
- Super Bowl 57: Chiefs 38, Eagles 35
- 2021: Chiefs 42, Eagles 30
- 2017: Chiefs 27, Eagles 20
- 2013: Chiefs 26, Eagles 16
- 2009: Eagles 34, Chiefs 14
- 2005: Eagles 37, Chiefs 31
- 2001: Eagles 23, Chiefs 10
- 1998: Chiefs 24, Eagles 21
- 1992: Chiefs 24, Eagles 17
- 1972: Eagles 21, Chiefs 20
Andy Reid fired Nick Sirianni
It’s strange how some things come full circle. Nick Siranni has been a great hire for the Eagles. The only thing missing is a championship. For Siranni, beating Reid’s Chiefs in the Super Bowl would be even richer because he was fired from the Kansas City coaching staff the year Reid took over as the Chiefs’ head coach in 2013.
Sirianni first entered the NFL as a member of former Chiefs head coach Todd Haley’s staff in 2009 as an assistant coach who worked with the quarterbacks and an offensive quality control specialist. In 2012, he stayed in Kansas City as a part of Romeo Crennel’s coaching staff as the wide receivers coach.
In 2013, the Chiefs put Andy Reid in charge as the HC, and as Big Red was filling in his staff, Sirianni was one of the first to go. Factor in Sirianni’s first Super Bowl loss coming against Reid’s Chiefs, and suddenly, Super Bowl 59 has extra zest from the obvious friction between both sidelines.
The ’24 Chiefs can pay tribute to the ’69 Chiefs
Speaking of things coming full circle, the Chiefs are returning to New Orleans – the location of Super Bowl 59 – to accomplish something historic. Similar to what the organization did in Super Bowl 4, which was also played in the bayou.
Back in 1969, the Chiefs made history by becoming the first AFL franchise to appear in multiple Super Bowls. Although they lost in Super Bowl 1, they came out victorious against the Minnesota Vikings three seasons later in Super Bowl 4.
Fifty-five years later, the Chiefs are back in New Orleans, looking to accomplish another historic feat in the Super Bowl by becoming the first NFL team to win three consecutive Lombardi trophies in a row. Additionally, the Chiefs will be practicing at Tulane Stadium, which was the site where Super Bowl 4 was played.
