The Rolling Stones famously sang, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” and that’s an adage most people have accepted and come to live by.
Just don’t tell that to the NFL, which, at least for this year, got exactly the Super Bowl match league officials were likely clamoring for: The Philadelphia Eagles will face the Kansas City Chiefs in the 57th iteration of the Super Bowl on Feb. 12 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
And why wouldn’t the NFL want this? The Eagles produced the most Pro Bowlers this year (eight players), and right behind them were the Chiefs (seven Pro Bowlers). Beyond that, the storylines write themselves leading up to the Super Bowl; the Kelce brothers will face off (Jason plays for the Eagles, Travis for the Chiefs), Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has a deep history with the Eagles (he coached them from 1999 to 2012), and both teams have won Super Bowls relatively recently (the Eagles won in 2018, the Chiefs won in 2020.)
All professional sports Leagues are rigged.