The Philadelphia Eagles were crowned as Super Bowl Champions for the second time in history for the 2024 NFL season.
Since the Eagles' first Super Bowl-winning season wasn't long ago, the success of the 2024 team generated a valid question that could be opened for debate: which team was better?
The legendary Eagles center Jason Kelce was recently asked that question by the 'Exciting Mics' co-hosts, Reed Blankenship and Cooper DeJean. The initial answer might shock some.
"I think, especially by the time we had been in the Super Bowl, we had already lost our starting quarterback. Jason Peters is out, Darren Sproles was out. Listen, we won, but it took everything we had to beat the Patriots. You guys beat the team that's been the best team in the NFL for pretty much, what, Pat Mahomes has been in the Conference Championship every year of his career. He just finished his seventh season. You guys, like, it wasn't even close. Watching how you guys ended the season, I don't know how you could realistically think that we would beat you guys," Kelce admitted.
After giving his honest answer, the All-Pro center couldn't help but tap into his competitive ways.
"But I'll tell you this, just being a competitor, we would beat the [expletive] out of you guys," Kelce said, while bursting out into laughter.
When the 2017 Eagles went through their Super Bowl journey, they were one of the most injured teams throughout the year. Just as they were putting a bow on their division title out in Los Angeles, the team suffered its most significant setback yet, as the quarterback Carson Wentz went down with a torn ACL. At the time, Wentz was a leading MVP candidate.
The Eagles managed to finish the regular season with the NFC's top seed. They avoided the Wild Card round, and faced the Atlanta Falcons in the second round. Philly squeezed by Atlanta and earned an NFC Championship bout with the Minnesota Vikings.
A dominant showing against the Vikings led the Eagles to take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII. It was a back-and-forth shootout between offenses, which led to a final score of 41-33. The Eagles came out on top to earn their first Super Bowl win.
While the 2024 Eagles got off to a slower start, they were clearly one of the top teams in the league as they fired up a 10-game winning streak after their Week 5 bye. They finished the regular season with a ticket to the Wild Card round.
The Eagles took care of business against the Green Bay Packers in the first round. Then, they had a snowy match-up against the Los Angeles Rams. While the first two games were tight battles, the championship rounds were a piece of cake for Philadelphia.
The Washington Commanders caught a 55-23 beatdown in the NFC title game. The Chiefs lost 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX. While the 2017 team had a lot of talent and heart, the 2024 title-winning squad was purely dominant on the league's biggest stages.
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