Eagles Slight Road Favorites Over Chiefs: Super Bowl Rematch

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00:00It feels like the deck is stacked against the Chiefs,

00:03and that's how you end up with the Eagles as road favorites in Arrowhead.

00:08Again, Tiger doesn't change his spots.

00:12Is that what they say, you know, in respect to that?

00:15I think this is a bad matchup for Kansas City.

00:17They got exposed in the Super Bowl in the interior.

00:20Offense and defensive lines got pushed around by the Philadelphia Eagles,

00:25and nothing's changed basically six months later.

00:28That's the bottom line.

00:29And I understand that Philly came out potentially a little flat

00:32against an NFC East opponent in Dak Prescott,

00:35and he was able to have success with C.D. Lamb and George Pickens over the top,

00:39and Adoree Jackson got burned.

00:41But with no Xavier Worthy in this lineup to take away the double teams

00:45from Marquise Hollywood-Brown, I think Philly's going to double team Brown.

00:49I think they're going to get after Pat Mahomes,

00:51and I think Jalen Hurts continues the success that he had in the Super Bowl

00:57and dominates that secondary over the top.

00:59Justin Herbert had a great performance.

01:01We saw Quentin Johnson break out.

01:03We saw Justin Herbert, three touchdowns, no interceptions.

01:07Granted, the rushing attack was a little inconsistent for L.A.,

01:11maybe in the second half after they made some adjustments.

01:14But, again, I don't think Saquon breaks out for 150 today,

01:18but he definitely has a better performance than he did in the Super Bowl.

01:21But I think it's all Jalen Hurts.

01:23I think it's all Philly.

01:25And, again, I am not sold on the offensive identity now of Kansas City.

01:29They rushed for 5.8 yards per carry.

01:32A majority of that was Pat Mahomes rushing and scrambling for his life.

01:37Not going to happen today.

01:38This is a spot, Joe, that I expected to fully be on

01:42when they announced the schedule back in May.

01:44I really couldn't believe that the Chiefs were going to come back from Brazil

01:47at a rest deficit.

01:48I know it's a day.

01:50I know people may think that doesn't matter.

01:52But I think coming back from Brazil can be tricky.

01:53I really do.

01:54It's an unknown thing to open your season in an international game, right?

01:59Only last year's Eagles and Packers have had that experience, right?

02:02The Chargers get the benefit of not having to play until Monday, right?

02:05So just when you compare those things.

02:09But I don't think I can reasonably bet Philly as a favorite in Arrowhead

02:15because I still have some respect for the concept of home field advantage.

02:21I'm not saying I like Kansas City.

02:23I don't like Kansas City, Joe.

02:25But at the end of the day, when we're figuring out what are our favorite sides,

02:30where do we have advantages, where are we certain,

02:33I end up backtracking a little bit.

02:35Because football is, listen, it's talent, it's X and O's,

02:41but there's also a lot of emotion, right?

02:43And we lay out what's on the line for the Chiefs.

02:47This feels like a playoff game.

02:48I mean, it feels like a playoff game.

02:49It is for Kansas City.

02:51I mean, every game in the NFL is a step-up spot.

02:54We know that.

02:55But as much of it being a playoff and a revenge factor for Kansas City,

03:01this is an opportunity to Philly to really flex their muscle and say,

03:05you don't think Philly wears it and Jalen Hurts and this team have a chip on them.

03:10They were the most dominant team in the NFL.

03:12They bring back everybody, basically.

03:16And now we're talking about Micah Parsons,

03:18and we're talking about Green Bay as being the team to beat

03:21because they beat a Washington team that got pasted in the NFC Championship by Philadelphia.

03:27What's changed?

03:28Not only that, and I understand home field advantage,

03:31but I think we're discounting everything.

03:33They got beat up in the Super Bowl two years ago.

03:36Philly went in there on a rain-sirped Monday night and won that game 21-17.

03:41They just match up well, and they've gotten better.

03:45And tell me what's going to change for the offensive-defensive lines for Kansas City.

03:49Nothing.

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