The Kansas City Chief and Philadelphia will face off for the Lombardi Trophy for the second time in three years on Feb. 9 in New Orleans after both teams won their respective conference championship games yesterday.
Albeit in much different fasion.
In the early game, the Eagles routed their NFC East division rival Washington Commanders 55-23 behind seven rushing touchdowns, including three apiece from running back Saquan Barkley and quarterback Jalen Hurts.
Barkley had a 60-yard touchdown run on the team’s first play of the game, plus two other rushing scores, finishing with 118 yards.
His third TD from 60 yards or more in two weeks came on Philadelphia’s first play from scrimmage. No other player has three TDs of at least 60 yards in a playoff career.
“I always dreamed about it but the dream wasn’t about just getting there, it was to win it,” Barkley said of the Super Bowl.
Playing with an injured knee, Hurts threw for 246 yards and one touchdown to go with his three rushing scores.
Meanwhile, in the late game, the Chiefs and Buffalo Bills played a thriller that came down to the last couple of minutes of the fourth quarter, with the Chiefs eeking out the win 32-29.
It’s the fourth time since January 2021 that the Chiefs have ended the Bills’ season in the playoffs.
Now, the Chiefs will go for their third consecutive Super Bowl.
Kansas City aims to become the first team to win three Super Bowls in a row.