So we'll be going against the Chiefs + the refs + the league wanting the first ever 3-peat team.

Bring it on.

 

We interrupted a 3peat b4 now we have to outright stop one 

Well. We lost to the goat, then beat him. Lost to the baby goat, beating him is pending in 2 weeks...

...really wanted to play Buffalo lol 

Honestly I’m not scared of the Chiefs, but I am concerned about the Eagles being forced to face the Chiefs and the NFL refs.

5 minutes ago, NOTW said:

Pretty much how it was for 52

9 minutes ago, EazyEaglez said:

Honestly I’m not scared of the Chiefs, but I am concerned about the Eagles being forced to face the Chiefs and the NFL refs.

You mean the Ch - efs

3 minutes ago, brkmsn said:

You mean the Ch - efs

Yup. 

This Super Bowl feels different.  Two years ago, I could tell the Eagles would lose.  There was just that feel to it.  This time, it is hard to see how the Chiefs will stop Saquon, and if they do, then they have to stop AJ and Devonta.  Then the defense is a turnover machine, with possibly the best defensive lineman in the league, and some young guys in the secondary that can make big plays.

Eagles know what they're up against. 

This time, they have the top defense & run game. They need to have a solid lead in the 4th & watch for mistakes & penalties. Leave no room for refs.

Eagles 1.5 underdogs

Yeeesss we are the underdogs again

40 minutes ago, xzmattzx said:

This Super Bowl feels different.  Two years ago, I could tell the Eagles would lose.  There was just that feel to it.  This time, it is hard to see how the Chiefs will stop Saquon, and if they do, then they have to stop AJ and Devonta.  Then the defense is a turnover machine, with possibly the best defensive lineman in the league, and some young guys in the secondary that can make big plays.

2 years ago I am certain the Eagles would have won if they had drawn the Bengals instead, the Bengals had a terrible offensive line, so our defensive line would've feasted.  

21 minutes ago, NOTW said:

Eagles know what they're up against. 

This time, they have the top defense & run game. They need to have a solid lead in the 4th & watch for mistakes & penalties. Leave no room for refs.

Eagles are the better team in every one of these categories except for passing (tbh I'm kinda surprised the Chiefs' passing rank is only 14th considering they have Mahomes at QB), hopefully it plays out that way on the field like it did in tonight's game:

 

In 2022 the Chiefs actually had the better offense (I believe they were the #1 or #2 ranked offense whereas the Eagles were the #3 or #4 ranked one (I can't recall the exact numbers I just know the Chiefs were better in that category. 

I feel very confident. This team is different. Aggressive defense. Dominant O line & run game. Siri has matured & improved, learned from past mistakes.

This year people have expected tough games/losses where the Eagles were supposed to struggle, and they won. And several games they won convincingly & dominated. Bengals, Rams (reg season), Ravens, Steelers. People were "scared" about each  playoff game.

This team has a winning mentality. 

2 minutes ago, Eagles_ftw said:

Eagles are the better team in every one of these categories except for passing, hopefully it plays out that way on the field like it did in tonight's game:

 

In 2022 the Chiefs actually had the better offense (I believe they were the #1 or #2 ranked offense whereas the Eagles were the #3 or #4 ranked one (I can't recall the exact numbers I just know the Chiefs were better in that category. 

Yeah i think the big difference last time was that the Chiefs shut down our running game while we let Pacheco run wild. That has to be reversed if we are to have a chance this time around.

4 minutes ago, NOTW said:

People were "scared" about each  playoff game.

You can blame the McNabb era for that.  That team absolutely should've been a dynasty, but they somehow managed to keep losing in the NFCCG.  Then they lost in the only SB they got to due to an Akers missed FG and piss poor clock management. 

 

26 minutes ago, opa-opa said:

Eagles 1.5 underdogs

Yeeesss we are the underdogs again

Started out as +2 so it's already moved a half a point.  Good sign. 

2 minutes ago, Ace Nova said:

Started out as +2 so it's already moved a half a point.  Good sign. 

Don't we want people piling money on the Chiefs?  As far as I recall the team that has the most money put on them is usually the one that loses (since Vegas always wins).  I remember something like that said a while back but my memory is a little foggy on the specifics.

5 minutes ago, Eagles_ftw said:

Don't we want people piling money on the Chiefs?  As far as I recall the team that has the most money put on them is usually the one that loses (since Vegas always wins).  I remember something like that said a while back but my memory is a little foggy on the specifics.

Not really.

 When the spread moves it usually means that the "smart money” is on the team in which the line moves for (heavy bettors, professional bettors, insiders, etc)  Especially when it moves this early on.

Vegas wins regardless because of the "juice”. That’s why they will continue to move the line in order to "balance out” the bets.  They want even money on both sides. 

3 hours ago, NOTW said:

So we'll be going against the Chiefs + the refs + the league wanting the first ever 3-peat team.

Bring it on.

 

Meanwhile, there are many fans of the 1979-'83 New York Islanders who will also be rooting for the Eagles because they want the Chiefs to go down so those Isles can retain their title of "The Last True Dynasty" as the last team to in any of the four major pro sports win at least four consecutive titles (and they did it having to in all four of those seasons win four rounds of playoffs, 15 games each time and actually won 19 straight playoff series before losing to Gretzky's Oilers in the 1984 Stanley Cup Finals).  Some of those fans actually "pop the champagne" every time a defending champion goes down and wanted their late coach Al Arbour to do a video where he "popped the champagne" before he died.  

I did this for Super Bowl LII and LVII and since I'm NOT superstitious  , I'll do it again for Super Bowl LIX.

This isn't the GDT, just the 2 week lead up thread. @EagleJoe8 will do the Game Day Thread.

Bring it home Saquon, Jalen, AJ and everyone else in Midnight Green! We lost our first Super Bowl in that stadium, avenge that and bring us that Lombardi! 

 

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LETS GO BIRDS

Let’s freaking go! Let’s halt this 3-peat. 

It's our time now. 🦅🥳