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The last time the Super Bowl 57-bound Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles faced each other was during the second month of the 2021 season.
Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes threw five touchdown passes in a 42-30 win, while Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for 387 yards with two touchdowns as three other touchdowns were taken off the board due to penalties.
The Chiefs finished last year in the AFC title game, while the Eagles had a first-round loss to Tom Brady and the Buccaneers.
Look at them now.
The Chiefs are back in the Super Bowl, hoping to win their second title under Mahomes and coach Andy Reid in four years. The Eagles hope to lead the franchise to another Super Bowl after they beat Brady and the Patriots in 2017.
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Hurts provided some wisdom after that Chiefs-Eagles game in his second season in the NFL.
“We played a good football team out there today – a team many say generationally is one of the best,” Hurts said of the Chiefs on Oct. 3, 2021.
“We have to put it together and we will. We’re not a finished product.”
Both teams made significant roster moves over to reach Super Bowl 57. Here are some of the key ones:
It’s amazing what a star receiver can do for a young quarterback.
The Tennessee Titans traded Brown to the Eagles at the 2022 draft after he did not reach a new deal. (He signed one with the Eagles.)
Brown has transformed the Eagles offense, leading the team with 11 touchdowns and 1,496 yards receiving, while allowing receiver Devonta Smith to also shine.
The Eagles signed Reddick in the offseason to a three-year, $45 million deal to bolster their defensive line.
Reddick led the Eagles with 16 sacks on a team that had three other players reach double-digits, and he also led the way with five forced fumbles and 26 hits on the quarterback.
