An in-depth preview of Super Bowl LVII: Breaking down the X's and O's between Chiefs and Eagles

Super Bowl prediction: Chiefs 27-24 Eagles

Super Bowl LVII - Prediction

Many of the numbers I’ve brought up in this breakdown favor the Eagles, and right now I’d say they feature a more complete all-around roster.

If you take out the two games with Gardner Minshew starting at quarterback, the Eagles would be tied for number one with the 49ers in turnover differential (+13). And they’ve had the advantage up front in most of their matchups this season.

However, all that be viewed in the lense of them having faced the 32nd-ranked schedule this season, according to Football Outsiders. Against teams that were close to their talent level, they’ve been challenged, and I don’t think they’ve faced an offense particularly in the stratosphere of Kansas City.

The Chiefs are more battle-tested, looking at this postseason run and in terms of the competition they’ve faced throughout the regular season. Patrick Mahomes has been pretty unflappable during his MVP campaign, and has shredded some of the best defenses in the NFL, such as the Buccaneers, 49ers and the Broncos twice.

Denver Broncos v Kansas City Chiefs

Obviously how much more comfortable he is now at moving around on the banged-up ankle will be a key element, but he already showed some really encouraging signs two weeks prior to Super Bowl LVII.

Philadelphia still has quite a few players left from that championship run five years ago.But a lot of guys that will be in the spotlight on February 12 for the Eagles haven’t been on that stage. That includes the head coach, offensive and defensive coordinator, the quarterback and no players in defensive back-seven.

I just believe Andy Reid’s staff and Patrick Mahomes have more answers for what the Eagles defense presents. They are able to attack certain areas and have the combination of O-line plus schematic ways to slow down the defensive front on other side from taking over the game.

Philly’s offense has been nearly unstoppable in large part thanks to how many great players they have, but at its core is fairly simplistic in the way they build plays off another. Spags can give them some unscouted looks, which throw off the plan and don’t allow the Eagles to stay ahead of the chains as regularly as they’re used to.

This should be a highly entertaining game between the two best teams for most of the season and I believe it will be decided by a razor-thin margin. But I’m going with the championship pedigree of the Chiefs here and think Harrison Butker hits a game-winning field goal with time running out.

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