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The Super Bowl matchup is set! The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will once again meet up with everything on the line. These two teams met in the Super Bowl just two years ago, and the Chiefs won a thriller. Kansas City followed that championship up with another in 2024, and now they have a chance to earn a three-peat if they can knock off the Eagles again. These teams have been two of the best all season long, and this is expected to be a close battle. If the Eagles are going to pull it out, they will need a big performance from star running back Saquon Barkley.
Saquon Barkley had a massive game last weekend as the Eagles punched their ticket to the Super Bowl with a dominant win over the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship game. The Commanders made it interesting for a while, but Barkley and the Eagles were ultimately too much. Barkley finished the game with 118 rushing yards and three touchdowns. He simply couldn’t be stopped.
The Commanders were keeping things close for a while as they had good responses throughout the first three quarters when it looked like the Eagles were going to pull away. Washington was in a hole when the game went to the fourth as they were down 34-23, but they were still in it. The Eagles outscored the Commanders 21-0 in the final quarter, however, and they went on to win the game 55-23. Now, the Eagles are one win away from capturing the Super Bowl.
In the AFC, we saw a much closer matchup. This game had all the hype surrounding it as it was another edition of Josh Allen vs. Patrick Mahomes in the playoffs. Once again, it was Mahomes and the Chiefs getting the best of Allen and the Bills.
The NFC Championship ended up being a blowout, but the AFC Championship was tight throughout. The Chiefs led 21-10 in the first half and they were in control of the game, but the Bills had a good response as they scored the next two touchdowns of the game. They failed two-point conversions after both of them, but they still led 22-21.
At the end of the day, it was the Chiefs that made the winning plays late in the game. Kansas City scored to make it 29-22 after a controversial turnover on downs, but the Bills had a response to tie it. However, when Buffalo got the ball back down 32-29 with a chance to win it, they couldn’t get it done. The Chiefs survived for a 32-29 win
Now, the Super Bowl matchup is set, and it is expected to be a good one. Saquon Barkley is certainly one of the most important players in this game, and here are three predictions for his performance:
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