The NFL regular season is such a funny time in the pro football calendar. We get 18 weeks of chaos, wacky and zany plays, and general clumsiness from a majority of the league, only to inevitably see the same teams standing at the finish line. None of it matters!
In this case, I’m talking about the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles — last year’s Super Bowl 57 participants.
We are almost halfway through the 2023 campaign, and it’s starting to be apparent most teams should stop trying. Not that they will, mind you, but there’s an evident upper crust, a second class of championship contenders, an uninspiring middle class that might sneak into the postseason by default, and a whole bunch of squads that should already be looking toward draft time in the spring.
The Chiefs and Eagles fit into that first category. They are the NFL’s obvious one percent without all the negative connotations that designation carries in real-life application. They are led by superstar quarterbacks (Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts), coaches who know how to play to their players’ strengths (Andy Reid and Nick Sirianni), and possess depth galore at every vital position.
I honestly think that both teams, after slight retooling in the offseason, are somehow even better than they were last year. It’s wild to even consider.
So, wouldn’t another Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl be fantastic? It’s been a long time since we had two teams this good on opposite ends of the NFL’s spectrum. The storylines themselves might be rote on this occasion (the Kelce saturation could feel old if wholly redone), but the matchup itself would likely amount to another instant classic that goes down to the wire. If we can’t get an entertaining regular season, at the very least, it’s comforting to know we’re on track for a potentially climactic championship event.
The Chiefs and Eagles headline For The Win’s Week 8 NFL power rankings because of course they do. What else would you expect?
