Super Bowl 59: Chiefs writer gives 3 reasons why the Eagles will win

A look at the enemy’s biggest worries.

Bleeding Green Nation is taking some time to chat with Arrowhead Pride in order to preview the Super Bowl LIX matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs.

We’ll publish our Q&A exchange later in the week. For now, we’re here with three reasons why each team might lose. This exchange allows us to show what the other side is concerned about.

Read on for why the Chiefs could lose, as written by Rocky Magana. To see why I think the Eagles could lose, stay tuned to AP.

1) The Eagles win the pass rush game

This is a multi-faceted battle that will take place on both sides of the ball.

First off the Eagles need to beat the Chiefs’ offensive line. The Chiefs’ struggles at left tackle have been well documented this season, but what has slid a little bit under the radar is just how bad their right tackle Jawaan Taylor has played as well. With Andy Reid sliding left guard Joe Thuney out to left tackle to shore up quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ blind side, this leaves two glaring weaknesses in the Chiefs offensive line that the Eagles’ should attack relentlessly.

Left guard Mike Caliendo is a serviceable replacement at best— if I’m Vic Fangio, I’m strongly considering bucking the trend and shifter Jalen Carter over to the right side and pairing him with Nolan Smith Jr., and pin your ears back and come after Mahomes. A player of Carter’s caliber could easily overwhelm Caliendo, and while Smith’s speed will draw Thuney deep into the arch of the pocket where he will be of little help to assist Caliendo— this would give Carter some favorable matchups and, at worse, force Mahomes to scramble to his right, cutting the field in half.

On offense, Jalen Hurts has to be ready for the two or three game-defining moments where Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo brings the heat from an exotic location— Spagnuolo lives and dies by the blitz. At some point, the Chiefs are going to blitz a cornerback on a crucial third down, and Hurts has to be able to get the pass to the vacated receiver and make them pay for rolling the dice.

2) The Eagles create timely turnovers

We see it in every Super Bowl— there is a muffed snap or a fumble on a kick return, and the opposing team recovers the ball and it changes the entire momentum of the game. The Eagles are the best team in the NFL at punching the ball out, whether it’s a receiver getting up from the ground like Austin Eckler in the NFC Championship game, or if you’re ripping the ball out of the return man’s hands.

Chiefs kick returner Nikko Remigio has struggled with fumbles this season and has never played a game on as grand of a stage as this. If the moment is going to be too big for any of the Chiefs players, it’s going to be Remigio.

3) Saquon plays like he is HIM

The Chiefs haven’t allowed a 100-yard rushing to a single running back this season, but they also haven’t played Saquon Barkley. Let’s get this straight— Barkley is better than Derrick Henry, Bijan Robinson, or any other running back Kansas City has faced this year. There were a few drives against the Buffalo Bills where the Chiefs struggled to stop the Bills’ rushing attack at midfield. If the Eagles have a lead heading into halftime, and come out and run the ball down Kansas City’s throat, and are able to put together a couple of long drives and limit Mahomes chances to play hero ball, they will win this game