The Birds will make their fifth Super Bowl appearance in franchise history in a rematch against the Kansas City Chiefs.
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File - The Philadelphia Eagles will play the Kansas City Chiefs in a Super Bowl rematch Feb. 9, 2025. Above, the Eagles Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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The Philadelphia Eagles are gearing up for a Super Bowl rematch.
The Birds crushed the Washington Commanders 55-23 in the NFC championship game, leaving Eagles fans to paint Broad Street Kelly green.
The Eagles will now face the Kansas City Chiefs for all the marbles for the second time in three seasons. The Chiefs bested the Eagles 38-35 in Super Bowl 57 in Glendale, Arizona.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the big game.
Super Bowl 59 will kick off at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
The Super Bowl will air on Fox. Viewers can stream the game on Fox Sports’ website and app, as well as on the NFL+ app, fuboTV and Tubi.
For a pretty penny, those interested may purchase Super Bowl tickets through resale platforms like Ticketmaster or StubHub.
If you can afford it, the Eagles and On Location are offering Super Bowl 59 ticket packages at $6,605 a piece that pair game-day tickets with access to an official Eagles team party, chef-curated, New Orleans–style cuisine, musical entertainment, NFL legend meet-and-greets and hotels in the heart of the host city.
Of course, that doesn’t include transportation or lodging costs for getting to and staying in New Orleans.
Still, Super Bowl ticket prices have been falling, and are down by thousands of dollars from last year, NPR reports.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar will be the halftime performer. SZA will also be featured as a special guest.
The Eagles will be making their third Super Bowl appearance in seven seasons.
An Eagles win over the Chiefs would mark the Birds’ second-ever Super Bowl title. The first, lest we forget, came in the form of a 41-33 win over the New England Patriots in Minneapolis.
Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley is also 30 yards shy of breaking the NFL season rushing record (postseason included) set in 1998 by Denver Bronco Terrell Davis. All he wants is a Super Bowl win.
Kansas City, meanwhile, is looking to become the first NFL team to win three Super Bowls in a row.
The Chiefs are currently favored by 1 1/2 points, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.
Super Bowl Sunday happens to fall on the birthdays of star running back Saquon Barkley and rookie cornerback Cooper DeJean, who will be turning 28 and 22, respectively.
When the Eagles won their first Super Bowl in 2018, President Donald Trump called off the team’s visit to the White House, citing a dispute over the national anthem, though none of the Eagles took a knee during the anthem that season.
“They disagree with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women of our military and the people of our country,” Trump said in a statement at the time.
After the Chiefs won their AFC championship title, the president offered his congratulations. So far, Trump has been mum on the Eagles’ NFC championship victory.
Whether the Birds would be invited to the White House again after a Super Bowl win remains to be seen.
Yes, President Donald Trump will be in attendance, per a White House official who was not authorized to speak publicly about the president’s plans. The president is also slated to appear in a pre-taped interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier prior to the game.
Pole-climbing has become synonymous with Philly sports celebrations.
Historically, police and city officials have cautioned against pole-climbing, fearing potential damage. After the NFC championship game, an 18-year-old Temple University student identified as Tyler Sabapathy fell from a Center City pole while celebrating. He succumbed to his injuries days later.
In the wake of Sabapathy’s death, Philadelphia police say they are reviewing their strategies to keep fans safe heading into the Super Bowl. The city did not say if officials greased the poles or if they plan to moving forward.
Berks County, Pennsylvania native Taylor Swift has been a regular at Arrowhead Stadium for two seasons now thanks to her boyfriend, Chiefs star Travis Kelce (brother to former Eagle Jason Kelce). Along the way, she’s helped change the face of the NFL fandom and transformed Kansas City.
After attending the AFC Championship in Kansas City last month, bets are on that she’ll be back in the stands at the Superdome, especially if there’s a chance she’ll get to celebrate with Kelce on the field again.
Plus, she doesn’t need to fly back from Japan this time.
Wagers, contests, and collaborations between the City of Brotherly Love and the City of Fountains are back on the table for Super Bowl 59.
Here’s what’s at stake:
Each museum will each put a master work from their respective collections on the line. A shortlist of masterworks that could be up for loan will be revealed once curators huddle to consider the potential spoils of victory.
The Kansas City Zoo put forth a challenge via Instagram:
“How about the winning team donates $50 PER POINT their team scores to a Saving Animals From Extinction (SAFE) program of their choice?” the caption reads.
The winning proceeds will be put towards conservation programs.
As part of the Football Fans for Kids Health effort, Children’s Mercy Kansas City challenged the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Each hospital is aiming to raise $15,000 by Super Bowl Sunday. Proceeds will go to the I Love Children’s Mercy Fund.
Great Plains SPCA is collaborating with Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) in the Shelter Showdown, where shelters compete to see who can rally the most support from their communities.
So far, more than $105,000 has been donated to the Shelter Showdown to care for animals in need — more than $45,000 of it in Kansas City and more than $38,000 in Philadelphia.
Harvesters Community Food Network and Philabundance are facing off to see who can raise the most money to fight hunger in honor of their hometown team.
As of Tuesday afternoon, both organizations were just over the $4,000 mark.
Joe’s Kansas City BBQ has wagered with Pat’s King of Steaks, the originator and inventor of the steak and cheesesteak sandwiches. According to a tweet announcing the wager, the loser of the bet “feeds some well deserving local fireman.”
If heading to New Orleans isn’t in the cards for you, there are plenty of options for watching the game locally.
WHYY’s Billy Penn has a breakdown of Philly Super Bowl watch parties, from Lincoln Financial Field and Chickie’s & Pete’s to Punch Buggy Brewing Company, Misconduct Tavern and beyond.
KCUR’s Gabe Rosenberg, Savannah Hawley-Bates and Julie Denesha contributed to this story.
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