The Philadelphia Eagles have earned the right to be in the conversation as one of the best single-season teams in NFL history, if they can get past the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII. The Chiefs are also seeking some history of their own, as Patrick Mahomes looks to become the first quarterback to win two MVPs and two Super Bowls before turning 30 years old (Mahomes is only 27).
While seeking their second Super Bowl title in four seasons, Andy Reid is seeking to become the 13th head coach to win multiple Super Bowls. Reid, who used to coach the Eagles, is the only head coach to win 100-plus games with two different franchises and 10-plus playoff games with two different franchises. He’ll become the fifth head coach to face his former team in the Super Bowl.
This Super Bowl will feature the First Team All-Pro quarterback in Mahomes and the Second Team All-Pro quarterback in Jalen Hurts, the seventh time in league history that has happened. If Mahomes wraps up MVP (as expected) and Hurts finishes as the runner-up (as expected), this will be the third time the top-two MVP finishers squared off in a Super Bowl.
Then there are the Kelce brothers, the first time brothers from opposing teams will meet in the Super Bowl. Jason Kelce is a First Team All-Pro center and Travis Kelce is a First Team All-Pro tight end, both of whom are at the top of their games and are on the fast track to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Super Bowl LVII has plenty of intriguing storylines attached to it, but the two best teams in the NFL are squaring off at the end of the day. The Eagles and Chiefs are the two teams I focus on in the NFL the closest, mainly because of the Andy Reid connection and his decade-plus of success of Philadelphia and how he carried that over to Kansas City.
I’ve been tasked to make one pick a year for CBS Sports — and that’s who wins the Super Bowl. Now that the matchup is set, here’s why I’m picking the Eagles to win Super Bowl LVII.
Eagles have historic defensive line
The Eagles pass rush has gone largely unnoticed until recent weeks, thanks to the incredible sack numbers the team has put up throughout the season. Philadelphia has 78 sacks on the season, the third-most by any team in NFL history (including postseason). The Eagles are the first team in NFL history to have four players with 10-plus sacks in a season, and all four of them have 12-plus sacks on the…
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