A Battle For The Ages – Sunday’s Super Bowl Promises Something Special

This coming Sunday, starting at 11.30pm UK Time, Super Bowl LVII will get underway with the Philadelphia Eagles taking on the Kansas City Chiefs in what promises to be a hugely intriguing and exciting contest.

This relatively rare matchup, there has only been eight previous No 1 Seed v No 1 Seed Super Bowl games since 1975, the last in 2017, will not only see the two teams with the best records in the NFL regular season lock horns, but will also put NFL Superstar against NFL Superstar and even brother against brother.

With many millions set to tune in across the United States, and many more than that to watch from across the world, Sunday’s game will be one of the biggest sporting events of the year and of course, there will be many people wanting to place a bet on the outcome of the game.

As such, bet365 Sport will be offering its usual mix of extensive pre-match betting markets on the game, plus there will also be a wide range of bets available to be made on the In Play markets once the game is underway.

Both teams went 14-3 on the regular season to earn the top seed rank in their respective conferences and then had a bye week on Super Wildcard Weekend and then won their Divisional and Conference Championship games.

That has earned them both a place in Super Bowl LVII, details of which are below:

Super Bowl LVII

• Fixture – Philadelphia Eagles v Kansas City Chiefs
• Date – Sunday 12^th February
• Venue – State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
• Kick Off – 11.30pm UK Time
• Referee – Carl Cheffers
• TV Coverage – Fox (in the UK – Sky Sports & ITV)

How Do The Teams Compare?

Philadelphia Eagles	Vs	Kansas City Chiefs
Jeffrey Lurie	Owner	The Hunt Family
Lincoln Financial Field	Home Field	Arrowhead Stadium
16 times	Divisional Champions	15 times
5 times	Conference Champions	3 times
1 (2017)	Super Bowl Wins	2 (1969, 2019)
14-3	2023 Regular Season Record	14-3
477 (2nd)	Points Scored (NFL Rank)	496 (1st)
344 (8th)	Points Conceded (Rank)	369 (16th)
27	Passing Touchdowns	46
39	Rushing Touchdowns	18
9	Interceptions Thrown	12
17	Interceptions Made	11
10	Fumbles Made	11
10	Fumbles Recovered	9
124	QB Hits (Team)	118
70	Sacks (Team)	55
Haason Reddick (19.5)	Sack Leader	Chris Jones (17.5)
3rd	Offense Ranking	1st
8th	Defense Ranking	16th
31st	Special Teams Ranking	27th

Chiefs V Eagles – Head To Head Record

• Played – 9 games
• Philadelphia Eagles Wins – 4
• Kansas City Chiefs Wins – 5
• Total Eagles Points Scored – 219
• Total Chiefs Points Scored – 218
• Most Recent Game – October 2021 – Chiefs 42-30 Eagles

The Chiefs have won all of the last three games against the Eagles with the Eagles most recent win over the Chiefs coming back in September 2009.

This will be the first post-season game between the two teams in their history.

Chiefs V Eagles Season Records

Philadelphia Eagles Results

Pre-Season Games

• 13^th Aug – New York Jets 24-21 Philadelphia Eagles
• 21^st Aug – Philadelphia Eagles 21-20 Cleveland Browns
• 28^th Aug – Philadelphia Eagles 10-48 Miami Dolphins

Regular Season Record

• Week 1 – @ Detroit Lions – W 38-35
• Week 2 –  v Minnesota Vikings – W 24-7
• Week 3 –  @ Washington Commanders – W 24-8
• Week 4 – v Jacksonville Jaguars – W 29-21
• Week 5 – @ Arizona Cardinals – W 20-17
• Week 6 – v Dallas Cowboys – W 26-17
• Week 7 – Bye Week
• Week 8 – v Pittsburgh Steelers – W 35-13
• Week 9 – @ Houston Texans – W 29-17
• Week 10 – v Washington Commanders – L 21-32
• Week 11 – @ Indianapolis Colts – W 17-16
• Week 12 – v Green Bay Packers – W 40-33
• Week 13 – v Tennessee Titans – W 35-10
• Week 14 – @ New York Giants – W 48-22
• Week 15 – @ Chicago Bears – W 25-20
• Week 16 – @ Dallas Cowboys – L 34-40
• Week 17 – v New Orleans Saints – L 10-20
• Week 18 – v New York Giants – W 22-16

Playoff Performances

• Wildcard Round – Bye
• Divisional Round – v New York Giants – W 38-7
• Championship Round – v San Francisco 49ers – 31-7

Kansas City Chiefs Results

Pre-Season Games

• 13^th Aug – Kansas City Chiefs 14-19 Chicago Bears
• 20^th Aug – Washington Commanders 14-24 Kansas City Chiefs
• 26^th Aug – Green Bay Packers 10-17 Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season Record

• Week 1 – @ Arizona Cardinals – W 44-21
• Week 2 – v Los Angeles Chargers – W 27-24
• Week 3 – @ Indianapolis Colts – L 17-20
• Week 4 – @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers – W 41-31
• Week 5 – v Las Vegas Raiders – W 30-29
• Week 6 – v Buffalo Bills – L 20-24
• Week 7 – @ San Francisco 49ers – W 44-23
• Week 8 – Bye Week
• Week 9 – v Tennessee Titans – W 20-17 (OT)
• Week 10 – v Jacksonville Jaguars – W 27-17
• Week 11 – @ Los Angeles Chargers – W 30-27
• Week 12 – v Los Angeles Rams – W 26-10
• Week 13 – @ Cincinnati Bengals – L 27-24
• Week 14 – @ Denver Broncos – W 34-28
• Week 15 – @ Houston Texans – W 30-24
• Week 16 – v Seattle Seahawks – W 24-10
• Week 17 – v Denver Broncos – W 27-24
• Week 18 – @ Las Vegas Raiders – W 31-13

Playoff Performances

• Wildcard Round – Bye
• Divisional Round – v Jacksonville Jaguars – W 27-20
• Championship Round – v Cincinnati Bengals – W 23-20

Key Individual Players For Each Team

Eagles

• QB Jalen Hurts – 3701 yards passing, 22 touchdowns, 760 yards rushing 13 touchdowns
• RB Miles Sanders – 1269 yards rushing, 13 touchdowns
• WR AJ Brown – 88 receptions for 1496 yards, 11 touchdowns.
• WR Devonta Smith – 95 receptions for 1196 yards, 7 touchdowns
• LB Haason Reddick – 6 forced fumbles, 4 recovered, 19 sacks

The Eagles have the number 2 ranked offense and the number 8 ranked defense, however their offensive line and defensive pass rush is thought to be amongst the best in the NFL.

Chiefs

• QB Patrick Mahomes – 5250 yards passing, 41 touchdowns, 358 rushing yards, 4 TDs.
• TE Travis Kelce – 110 receptions for 1138 yards and 12 touchdowns.
• RB Jerick McKinnon – 56 receptions for 512 yards and 9 touchdowns.
• RB Isiah Pacheco – 830 rushing yards, 5 touchdowns, 29 kicks returned for 597 yards.
• DT Chris Jones – 29 QB Hits, 17 tackles for a loss, 15.5 sacks

The Chiefs have the number 1 ranked offense in the NFL and the Number 16 ranked defense. They also possess the best QB and TE duo in the NFL in Mahomes and Travis Kelce.

Who Wins Super Bowl LVII?

This is a very tough one to call, but we think the Eagles will just outlast the Chiefs and claim the victory. Back the Eagles to win on the spread at -1.5 at 10/11.