Kansas City Chiefs volition spot their imagination of an historical three-peat ended by the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Super Bowl LIX, according to Madden NFL 25 anyway.
Patrick Mahomes and Co. are successful New Orleans with past successful touching distance. But Jalen Hurts and the Eagles basal successful their mode successful what promises to beryllium a heavyweight showdown.
There are stars connected some sides of the balls successful some squads, but it is Eagles kicker Jake Elliott tipped to beryllium the deciding origin successful a thrilling Super Bowl.
A large caveat to this simulation was Travis Kelce missing the crippled done a rib injury. However, the generational Chiefs choky extremity is not connected the wounded study and is expected to play.
In this crippled though, the Eagles capitalised rapidly connected his absence, with their defence forcing a information and Jalen Hurts powering into the extremity portion for a nine-point lead.
Mahomes responded with a 60-yard drive, connecting with Noah Gray for a touchdown. Barkley struggled against Kansas City's antiaircraft front, ending the crippled with conscionable 78 yards connected 15 carries and nary touchdowns.
Elliott added a 30-yard tract extremity precocious successful the 2nd quarter, giving the Eagles a 12-7 halftime lead. The 3rd 4th turned into a kicker duel, with Harrison Butker drilling a 34-yard tract extremity earlier Elliott answered with a 21-yarder.
Butker struck again with a 27-yard kick, keeping the crippled wrong reach, reports the Mirror US.
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Mirror US Sports)The Eagles' defence was connected apical form, intercepting Mahomes doubly during the quarter. Despite Mahomes ending the crippled with 240 passing yards and 2 touchdowns from 17-of-30 passes, his errors were costly.
Hurts, who was named the game's MVP, recorded 217 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception, arsenic good arsenic adding 40 rushing yards with a score. The 4th fourth saw Mahomes propulsion retired his signature late-game magic, launching a 42-yard weaponry to seasoned receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who joined the squad via commercialized past October.
The three-time Super Bowl MVP past ran successful a two-point conversion to enactment the Chiefs wrong striking distance. Elliott nailed a 19-yard tract extremity to widen the Eagles' lead, but with conscionable 30 seconds near successful the game, Hurts delivered a clutch onslaught to A.J Brown successful the reddish portion to seal a 25-21 victory.
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Mirror US Sports)Kansas City linebacker Nick Bolton emerged arsenic the standout connected defence, racking up 10 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and an interception returned for 5 yards. On the Eagles' side, antiaircraft backs Avonte Maddox and rookie Quinyon Mitchell each intercepted Mahomes, with Mitchell's 23-yard instrumentality mounting up 1 of Elliott's 5 tract goals.
While EA's Madden NFL simulations person built a estimation for accurately predicting Super Bowl winners, their way grounds isn't flawless. The past clip the Chiefs and Eagles faced disconnected successful Super Bowl LVII, the crippled projected a definitive Philadelphia victory.
Instead, Mahomes and Andy Reid led Kansas City to a thrilling 38-35 win.
Super Bowl LIX Madden 25 simulation
Final score: Philadelphia Eagles, 25, Kansas City Chiefs, 21.
Super Bowl LIX MVP: Jalen Hurts.