This year’s Super Bowl features the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. Both teams come into the game with impressive lineups and the top team stats. While Super Bowl predictions can favor either club, looking at the Eagles Super Bowl history allows fans and bettors to get a sense of what to expect.
Philadelphia Eagles NFL Championships
The Philadelphia pro football franchise dates back to 1933. For a brief period during World War II, the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh pro football teams were combined as the Phil-Pitt team or the “Steagles.”
Following the war, the Eagles captured back-to-back NFL Championships in 1948 and 1949. The Eagles added another NFL championship in 1960. These championships pre-date the Super Bowl era, which started in 1967. As a result, the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl stats only show one championship.
Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl History
First Super Bowl Appearance
The Eagles’ first Super Bowl appearance came in 1980. That year, the Eagles met Jim Plunkett and the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders beat the Eagles 27-10 in a one-sided affair. Despite the Eagles finishing the NFL schedule with a 14-5 record, they could not get past the dominant Raiders.
The First Meeting against Tom Brady
In 2005, the Eagles squared off against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Unfortunately, the Eagles lost by a field goal 24-21. It was a heartbreaking defeat, especially with the Super Bowl odds in their favor that year.
The score was close throughout the game. With the game 21-14 in the fourth quarter, an Adam Vinatieri field goal put the Patriots up 24-14. That field goal would prove the difference. Donovan McNabb led the Eagles downfield as he connected with Greg Lewis on a 30-yard TD pass.
However, the clock ran out on McNabb and the Eagles, handing Tom Brady his third ring.
Revenge on Brady and the Patriots
Looking at the Eagles Super Bowl history, The Eagles won their first Super Bowl in 2018 after defeating Brady and the Patriots. The win marked revenge for the Eagles after losing to Brady 13 years earlier. Backup quarterback Nick Foles led the Eagles after starter Carson Wentz went on the NFL injury report with a season-ending knee injury in Week 14. Foles took over and marched the Eagles into the NFL playoffs. The Eagles finished 13-3 and were first in the NFC East.
After earning a first-round bye, the Eagles faced the Atlanta Falcons in the Divisional Round. The Eagles won a tight game, 15-10. Foles threw for 246 yards. Eagles’ kicker Jake Elliott added three field goals to seal the win.
The Eagles then met Casey Keenum and the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship game, where they blew out the Vikings 38-7. Foles threw for 352 yards and 3 TDs. The Eagles’ defense picked off Keenum twice and set up a rematch with Brady and the Patriots at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
Super Bowl LII proved to be a high-scoring affair. The Eagles got a heroic effort from Foles in a 41-33 win as he passed for 373 yards and three TDs. In addition, Eagles running backs LeGarrette Blount and Jay Ajayi combined for 147 rushing yards.
Despite NFL player stats leader Brady throwing for 505 yards, the Patriots could not recover from a late Eagles touchdown that put the score at 38-33, with Foles named Super Bowl MVP.
A Date Against the Chiefs
This year’s Super Bowl marks the Eagles’ fourth appearance. This time, Super Bowl odds and predictions favor the Eagles, unlike in 2018. NFL MVP odds leader Jalen Hurts heads a stacked Eagles team looking to capture its second Super Bowl championship.
The Eagles will face Patrick Mahomes and a solid Kansas City Chiefs squad. Mahomes and the Chiefs lead NFL team stats in passing yards with over 5,000 and touchdowns with 41. However, the Chiefs will be facing the NFL’s stingiest defense.
The Eagles have allowed a total of 3,057 yards this season. Plus, they have allowed 22 touchdowns all season. So Super Bowl LVII seems to come down to a clash between a high-powered offense and a tight-fisted defense.
If history indicates, the Eagles are poised to take home their second championship. Like 2018, the Eagles finished 14-3. They earned a first-round bye and then routed the New York Giants 38-7.
They then promptly sent the San Francisco 49ers packing after a 31-7 win in the NFC championship game. The date with destiny is set. Expect the Eagles to put forth their best effort in the championship game.
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