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The Kansas City Chiefs are on a journey to potentially three-peat in the Super Bowl. That is a feat that has never happened before. The Philadelphia Eagles, meanwhile, have now made the championship game three times in the last eight years. Clearly, the two teams that will square off in Super Bowl 59 are stacked with talent. You don’t find such sustained success without having loaded rosters filled with the best players in the league.
That superstar depth is what has fans so excited for this championship matchup. So, in this article, we are going to rank the 15 best players playing in Super Bowl 59.
Patrick Mahomes might of had a statistical down year compared to normal, but that doesn’t change the fact that he is the best player in the league and well on his way to becoming one of the best players in NFL history. Mahomes can certainly still heave the football deep down the field when need be, but he has developed to the point where he is more of a game-manager in the mold of Tom Brady. Mahomes just wins games, and that was evident when he won 15 games for the first time in his career.
The two-time MVP has a rocket for an arm, but he is incredibly accurate and has great football IQ, too. He is even better with his legs than he is given credit for, as the quarterback always seems to scramble for a first down when his team needs him to. More than any of that, though, Mahomes has the clutch gene, and he always performs at his best in late-game situations.
Saquon Barkley just had arguably the best season in the NFL, which is why he is a finalist for the MVP this year. He might get robbed of winning the award because the MVP has gone to quarterbacks in recent years, but Barkley certainly had an MVP-caliber season in his first year with the Eagles.
The running back became just the ninth 2,000-yard rusher ever, and he now has a chance to break Terrell Davis’ single-season (including postseason) rushing record of 2,476 yards. Barkley is currently at 2,447 yards through three playoff games, and nobody has been able to slow him down so far this season.
Throughout their dynasty, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce have received the majority of attention on the Chiefs roster, and rightfully so. Chris Jones is one of the very best defensive players in the NFL, though.
Jones carried the burden when the rest of the Chiefs’ defense wasn’t all that impressive years ago, and now that Kansas City has a great defense, the big man is still leading the way.
Jones can certainly plug the middle and stuff the run, but what makes him so special is his ability to get after the quarterback. The defensive tackle lines up all over the defensive line for the Chiefs,...
