What's Changed for Chiefs vs. Eagles Ahead of Super Bowl 2025 Rematch?
It's been two years since the last Chiefs vs. Eagles Super Bowl 2025 matchup. What's changed since the last game between these two franchises in the Big Game?
We're breaking down this Super Bowl rematch ahead of Sunday's kickoff (6:30 p.m. ET, FOX) from the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. It's just the 10th Super Bowl rematch in NFL history and the fifth to come within five years - the winner of the first one is 4-0 in the rematch.
Chiefs vs. Eagles Super Bowl 2025: What's changed with Kansas City?
All of the key figures from the Chiefs' 38-35 win over the Eagles in Super Bowl 57 are back for another run at Philadelphia ahead of Super Bowl 59.
That includes star quarterback Patrick Mahomes - the Super Bowl MVP odds favorite - and his star tight end Travis Kelce, who have connected for an NFL-record 17 touchdowns in the postseason. Head coach Andy Reid and defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo are still leading the way for the two-time champions, too.
But there are a handful of fresh faces for Kansas City, especially on offense, as it prepares for its second Super Bowl meeting with the Eagles.
Chiefs key additions since Super Bowl 57
| Player/coach | Key stat | Where did they come from? |
|---|---|---|
| Kareem Hunt, RB | Most rushing yards on team (728) | Cleveland Browns (signed 1-year, $1.2 million contract with Chiefs) |
| DeAndre Hopkins, WR | Third-most receiving yards on team (437) | Tennessee Titans (traded to Chiefs for conditional fifth-round pick) |
| Xavier Worthy, WR | Most touchdowns on team (9) | 28th overall pick in 2024 NFL Draft (Chiefs traded up from 32nd pick) |
| Hollywood Brown, WR | Third-most targets in playoffs (7) | Arizona Cardinals (signed 1-year, $7 million contract with Chiefs) |
| Jawaan Taylor, OT | 37 pressures allowed | Jacksonville Jaguars (signed 4-year, $80 million contract with Chiefs) |
| Felix Anudike-Uzomah, EDGE | Sixth-most pressures on team (14) | 31st overall pick in 2023 NFL Draft |
| Drue Tranquill, LB | Tied for third-most defensive stops on team (29) | Los Angeles Chargers (signed 3-year, $19 million contract with Chiefs) |
| Chamarri Conner, NB | Tied for third-most defensive stops on team (29) | 119th overall pick in 2023 NFL Draft (Chiefs traded up from 134th pick) |
| Jaden Hicks, SAF | Leads team in interceptions (3) | 103rd overall pick in 2024 NFL Draft (pick acquired in trade for Worthy) |
| Matt Araiza, P | 15th in NFL in net average (41.8) | Buffalo Bills (signed 1-year, $795,000 contract with Chiefs) |
| Todd Pinkston, RB coach | Offense ranked 13th in EPA per rush | Austin Peay (WR coach) |
Kansas City general manager Brett Veach has had the benefit of employing one of the greatest head coaches in NFL history in Reid and a quarterback in the thick of the Patrick Mahomes vs. Tom Brady head-to-head comparison, so he hasn't had to make a bunch of splash acquisitions to stay competitive.
Still, retaining talent after winning two straight Super Bowls isn't easy, and he's done just that while making savvy low-cost moves to bring in veterans like Kareem Hunt, Drue Tranquill, DeAndre Hopkins, and Hollywood Brown. He's also made some splashy moves like signing Jawann Taylor that maybe haven't been worth it but ultimately haven't hurt the team, either.
However, the most impressive thing Veach and Reid have done since the last Super Bowl against the Eagles is nail a few impact draft picks. For as explosive as first-round pick Xavier Worthy has been for this offense, hitting on both Chamarri Conner and Jaden Hicks in the fourth round in back-to-back years is how great teams stay dominant.
It's also a credit to his coaching staff, particularly Spagnuolo and secondary coach David Merritt, for developing young Day 3 picks into impact players. Maybe the biggest difference between the Chiefs and Eagles has been Kansas City's retention of staff members like Spagnuolo and Merritt.
Those two, along with special teams coordinator Dave Toub, offensive line coach Andy Heck, and defensive line coach Joe Cullen are some of the most respected coaches in the NFL. It's a wonder none of them have been poached for bigger jobs (or contracts).
Chiefs key losses since Super Bowl 57
| Player/coach | Key stat | Where are they now? |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Henne, QB | Came in for injured Mahomes to lead scoring drive in playoff win over Jacksonville Jaguars | Retired |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB | 453 yards from scrimmage, six TDs | Free agent |
| Jerick McKinnon, RB | 803 yards from scrimmage, 10 TDs | Free agent |
| Kadarius Toney, WR | TD catch and longest punt return in Super Bowl history (65 yards) | Free agent |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling, WR | 42 receptions, 687 receiving yards, 2 TDs | Signed 1-year, $1.1 million contract with New Orleans Saints |
| Andrew Wylie, OT | Started 20 games (including playoffs) | Signed 3-year, $24 million contract with Washington Commanders |
| Khalen Saunders, IDL | 15 pressures, 20 defensive stops | Signed 3-year, $14.5 million contract with New Orleans Saints |
| Carlos Dunlap, EDGE | 32 pressures, 24 defensive stops | Free agent |
| Frank Clark, EDGE | 45 pressures, 24 defensive stops | Free agent |
| Willie Gay, LB | 40 defensive stops, 9 TFLs | Signed 1-year, $3 million contract with New Orleans Saints |
| L'Jarius Sneed, CB | 39 defensive stops, 89.2 QB rating allowed | Traded to Tennessee Titans, signed 4-year, $76.4 million contract |
| Juan Thornhill, SAF | 8 defensive stops, 83.7 QB rating allowed | Signed 3-year, $21 million contract with Cleveland Browns |
| Tommy Townsend, P | 50.4 AVG, 22 inside 20 | Signed 2-year, $6 million contract with Houston Texans |
| Eric Bieniemy, OC | Offense ranked first in EPA per play | Out of coaching (UCLA OC last season) |
| Greg Lewis, RB coach | Offense ranked 10th in EPA per rush | Baltimore Ravens WR coach |
The Chiefs have clearly lost some fairly significant pieces since the last time they played the Eagles in the Super Bowl. But as this franchise has proven time and time again, as long as it has Mahomes, Reid, Spagnuolo, Kelce, and Chris Jones, it can weather losing even some the most dynamic players in the NFL. (See: Hill, Tyreek.)
Without a doubt, the biggest loss since Super Bowl 57 is L'Jarius Sneed, whom Kansas City traded to the Titans. Losing a versatile top cornerback of his pedigree would hurt most teams, but the Chiefs have barely felt his loss because of their ability to develop players in the secondary like Trent McDuffie, Conner, and Jaylen Watson.
Veach has also been able to go unscathed on the defensive line after letting Frank Clark, Carlos Dunlap, and Khalen Saunders go. That's once again a credit to this staff, and to the dominance of Jones. So many of the Chiefs defensive players are homegrown and develop into useful players, like Tershawn Wharton and Mike Danna on the D-line.
Even the loss of Bieniemy, who initially took the Washington Commanders OC job before ending up at UCLA last year, had little to no impact. Reid had his replacement waiting in the wings with Matt Nagy already on staff as the QB coach, and Nagy had previously been Kansas City's OC before becoming the Chicago Bears head coach.
Again, when you have a Hall of Fame head coach, QB, tight end, defensive tackle, and one of the best defensive coordinators of all time, holes are easy to plug. But it's interesting to see how much Kansas City and Philadelphia differ in terms of roster/staff construction and turnover.
Chiefs vs. Eagles Super Bowl 2025: What's changed with Philadelphia?
Much like their opponents, the Eagles feature the same head coach, quarterback, and general manager as they did when these teams met in Super Bowl 57.
Nick Sirianni and Jalen Hurts are the only head coach and quarterback to reach two Super Bowls, though both are still looking for their first Lombardi Trophy. They'll have another crack at it thanks to the work Howie Roseman has done putting together another NFC Championship-winning roster.
Eagles key additions since Super Bowl 57
| Player/coach | Key stat | Where did they come from? |
|---|---|---|
| Saquon Barkley, RB | Eighth-most rushing yards in NFL history (2,005) | New York Giants (signed 3-year, $37.75 million contract with Eagles) |
| Jahan Dotson, WR | Fifth-most targets on team (33) | Washington Commanders (traded to Eagles for conditional third-round pick and two seventh-round picks) |
| Mekhi Becton, OG | 25 pressures allowed | New York Jets (signed 1-year, $2.75 million contract with Eagles) |
| Jalen Carter, IDL | Ninth-most pressures in NFL by IDL (53) | 9th overall pick in 2023 NFL Draft (Eagles traded up from 10th pick) |
| Bryce Huff, EDGE | Sixth-most pressures on team (20) | New York Jets (signed 3-year, $51.1 million contract with Eagles) |
| Nolan Smith Jr., EDGE | Most single postseason sacks in team history (4) | 30th overall pick in 2023 NFL Draft |
| Zack Baun, LB | Most defensive stops in NFL (69) | New Orleans Saints (signed 1-year, $3.5 million contract with Eagles) |
| Oren Burks, LB | Team-leading 11 postseason defensive stops | San Francisco 49ers (signed 1-year, $1.12 million contract with Eagles) |
| Quinyon Mitchell, CB | Second-most forced incompletions in NFL (15) | 22nd overall pick in 2024 NFL Draft |
| Cooper DeJean, NB | Sixth-most coverage stops in NFL by CB (18) | 40th overall pick in 2024 NFL Draft (Eagles traded up from 50th pick) |
| Braden Mann, P | 10th-highest net average in NFL (42.1) | Pittsburgh Steelers (signed 2-year, $4.2 million contract with Eagles) |
| Kellen Moore, OC | Offense ranked sixth in EPA per play | Los Angeles Chargers (offensive coordinator) |
| Doug Nussmeier, QB coach | Offense ranked eighth in EPA per dropback | Los Angeles Chargers (QB coach) |
| Vic Fangio, DC | Defense ranked third in EPA per play | Miami Dolphins (defensive coordinator) |
| Clint Hurtt, DL coach | Defense had 41 sacks | Seattle Seahawks (defensive coordinator) |
| Christian Parker, DB coach/pass game coordinator | Secondary accounted for 11 interceptions this season | Denver Broncos (DB coach) |
| Roy Anderson, CB coach | Defense ranked third in EPA per dropback | Seattle Seahawks (secondary coach) |
Unlike Veach and the Chiefs, Roseman seems to always be on the lookout for his next move. Whether it's acquiring draft picks, signing splashy free agents, or bringing in players that other franchises have given up on, there's a reason Reid's former GM is still in Philly.
The most important move since the Eagles' last Super Bowl appearance has been the addition of Saquon Barkley, which in retrospect seems like a no-brainer signing.
With the way that running backs have been devalued and big-time stars at the position haven't lived up to their contracts, though, I think Roseman deserves a lot of praise for the move - especially because he's among the GMs who put the most stock into positional value when it comes to drafting.
While Barkley has been a home-run signing - and most figured he'd be a star in his home state - Roseman also managed to pull off two of the biggest bargains in free agency.
Everyone had given up on Mekhi Becton, the former 11th overall pick, before he become a high-end guard for the Eagles. Meanwhile, Zack Baun was moonlighting as an edge-rusher and special teams ace for the New Orleans Saints and is now an All-Pro off-ball linebacker.
Like with the Chiefs, though, the coaching staff deserves so much credit for those two hitting. Say what you will about Sirianni, but he can identify what works and what doesn't when it comes to his coaching staff.
Jeff Stoutland is a holdover in Philly from the Chip Kelly days, and he's one of the greatest offensive line coaches in football history. He deserves all the praise for Becton reaching his potential.
But Sirianni deserves a tip of the cap for keeping him and for bringing in defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, who suggested Baun move to off-ball linebacker. And it comes back to Roseman for giving Fangio the players to make his defense one of the best in the league.
Roseman's selections of Jalen Carter, Nolan Smith Jr., Quinyon Mitchell, and Cooper DeJean - all of whom play high-value positions - with early draft picks may seem like obvious moves in hindsight, but there's a reason social media goes ablaze with statements asking how the league keeps letting Roseman get away with it during the NFL draft.
This is a Hall of Fame GM wheeling and dealing to make sure his roster is as good as it can be at any given moment, regardless of who his head coach is ... this Super Bowl is Reid vs. Roseman, not Reid vs. Sirianni.
Eagles key losses since Super Bowl 57
| Player/coach | Key stat | Where are they now? |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scott, RB | 2 playoff TDs | Free agent |
| Miles Sanders, RB | 1,269 rushing yards, 11 TDs | Signed 4-year, $25.4 million contract with Carolina Panthers |
| Quez Watkins, WR | 354 receiving yards, 3 TDs | Signed 1-year, $1.17 million contract with Arizona Cardinals |
| Zach Pascal, WR | 150 receiving yards | Signed 2-year, $4.5 million contract with Arizona Cardinals |
| Isaac Seumalo, OG | 20 pressures allowed | Signed 3-year, $24 million contract with Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Fletcher Cox, IDL | 37 pressures, 20 defensive stops | Retired |
| Javon Hargrave, IDL | 57 pressures, 30 defensive stops | Signed 4-year, $84 million contract with San Francisco 49ers |
| Linval Joseph, IDL | 3 pressures, 7 defensive stops | Signed 1-year, $2.5 million contract with Dallas Cowboys |
| Ndamukong Suh, IDL | 9 pressures, 6 defensive stops | Free agent |
| Haason Reddick, EDGE | 68 pressures, 30 defensive stops | Traded to New York Jets |
| Robert Quinn, EDGE | 14 pressures, 4 defensive stops | Free agent |
| Kyzir White, LB | 110 tackles, 46 defensive stops | Signed 2-year, $10 million contract with Arizona Cardinals |
| T.J. Edwards, LB | 159 tackles, 51 defensive stops | Signed 3-year, $19.5 million contract with Chicago Bears |
| Marcus Epps, SAF | 17 defensive stops, 141.2 QB rating allowed | Signed 2-year, $12 million contract with Las Vegas Raiders |
| Arryn Siposs, P | 45.6 AVG, 15 inside 20 | Free agent |
| Shane Steichen, OC | Offense ranked third in EPA per play | Indianapolis Colts head coach |
| Brian Johnson, QB coach | Offense ranked seventh in EPA per dropback | Washington Commanders assistant head coach/pass game coordinator |
| Jonathan Gannon, DC | Defense ranked fourth in EPA per play | Arizona Cardinals head coach |
| Tracy Rocker, DL coach | Defense had 69 sacks | Tennessee Titans DL coach |
| Nick Rallis, LB coach | Defense had 97 TFLs | Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator |
| Denard Wilson, DB coach/passing game coordinator | Defense had 17 INTs | Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator |
The way Roseman runs the Eagles lends itself to plenty of roster turnover. Letting Miles Sanders walk seems brilliant now, but it wasn't necessarily seen that way in the moment.
The same can be said about Isaac Seumalo, T.J. Edwards, Marcus Epps, and Kyzir White. But all five of those players played less valuable positions and once their costs went up, Roseman let someone else pay them and replaced them with low-cost free agents or players on rookie contracts (with Barkley the notable exception).
As much credit as he gets, deservedly so, it's still borderline underappreciated the level at which Roseman is running this organization right now. He's only 49 years old, and he already has a resume that puts him up there with some of the greatest GMs in NFL history.
Just as impressive has been the way he's replaced talent along the defensive line, which was the strength of the Eagles team that reached the Super Bowl two years ago.
From an aging star in Fletcher Cox, to a disgruntled veteran in Haason Reddick, to a star seeking a major payday in Javon Hargrave - all three of them have been replaced by first-round picks out of Georgia in Carter, Smith, and Jordan Davis. Roseman should send Kirby Smart a bottle of champagne.
Sirianni deserves his flowers, too, for losing both his coordinators to head-coaching gigs following Super Bowl 57 and replacing them with Brian Johnson and Sean Desai - and having the foresight to move on from both after one season knowing he could do better.
Were either of them the problem last year? Probably not. But would the Eagles be on this stage again against the Chiefs had they not replaced them with Fangio and Kellen Moore? It's a great sliding doors moment and one that has propelled Philly back to this point.
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