Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs Preview: Super Bowl Rematch, Taylor Swift & No. 1 Seed Implications
Week 11 in the NFL features a highly-anticipated Super Bowl rematch between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday Night Football. The primetime showdown is highlighted by the current top two candidates for NFL MVP in quarterbacks Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes.
Could we see these two teams meet in the big game for a second straight season? Both the reigning NFC Champion 8-1 Eagles and reigning Super Bowl champion 7-2 Chiefs are fresh off their bye weeks. Both teams are atop their respective conferences, and though this is an AFC vs. NFC battle, a +1 in the loss column could impact overall records in the race for the No. 1 seed and a bye week in the playoffs.
Kansas City coach Andy Reid is an impressive 21-3 with extra time to prepare as a head coach in the regular season.
The Taylor Swift factor ... The Chiefs are 4-0 when the pop star shows up and tight end Travis Kelce has put up impressive numbers in each game that she attends. Kelce is averaging 108 yards per game with Taylor in attendance compared to 41.3 yards per game when she's not there.
Swift has plans to bring her mom Andrea Swift and dad Scott Swift with her to watch the Chiefs face off against the Eagles, according to numerous reports.
Mahomes and Kelce
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CONDITIONS: The forecast at Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium calls for temperatures in the upper 30s and a 55-percent chance of rain.
FUN FACT: Since his departure in 2012, Andy Reid's Chiefs are 4-0 against Philadelphia, including beating the Eagles in the Super Bowl last season.
FLASHBACK: In February, the Chiefs collected their second Super Bowl victory in three appearances with a 38-35 win over Philadelphia.
RECORDS: Philadelphia Eagles (8-1) at Kansas City Chiefs (7-2)
ODDS: Philadelphia is a 2.5-point underdog vs. the Chiefs
GAME TIME: Monday, Nov. 20, 2023 at 8:15 p.m. ET
LOCATION: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium - Kansas City, MO
TV/RADIO: ABC/ESPN, 94WIP
THE FINAL WORD: Philadelphia center Jason Kelce thinks that the time has come for him to defeat his former head coach Andy Reid:
"I love Andy," Kelce said via 94WIP. "There's two teams that I haven't beaten, this year, that are on the schedule and it's the Chiefs and the Seahawks. I'd love to get a win. Try not to make that the main focus, you try and just focus on the little keys to victory and doing your job and staying locked in. But yeah, Andy's had our number since he left Philadelphia."
