After the demolition job of the Kansas City Chiefs at the wings of the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, many began to question if the Eagles had the Chiefs' number, and figured there'd be clarity when the two met again in Arrowhead during the 2025 regular season.
There's no doubt anymore, the Eagles have replaced the Chiefs as the NFL's boogeyman.
It's honestly kind of funny. If people considered Patrick Mahomes to be this generation's Tom Brady, then who would be his Peyton Manning? Well, we now know.
The Eagles own the Chiefs. And if you’re not ready for that yet there’s no denying Mahomes has one true rival and he ain’t in the AFC #JalenHurts pic.twitter.com/qwhoNRPeNj
— Brandon Thornton (@BThornton_33) September 14, 2025
The funny thing is, unlike the early days of the Brady-Manning rivalry, Jalen Hurts actually. Has a winning record against Mahomes, and none of those wins came in Lincoln Financial Field. This is all a part of the bigger picture, though.
Every decade has a dynasty, and the Chiefs have been that for the 2020s NFL. Teams tend to fold mentally when lined up against them, and many times overthink and beat themselves by pressing. We saw it all the time with the New England Patriots, and we see it now with the Chiefs.
We also saw the Chiefs be on the wrong side of that against the Eagles.
To put it bluntly, the Eagles are living in the Chiefs' heads at this point, to where frustration is boiling over and the Chiefs are beating themselves against the Eagles, and doing it frequently. The Eagles have become the team that frustrates everyone, though. All you have to do is look no further than the Hurts commentary on his ranking despite winning or the Tush Push legality brouhaha.
This leads us to this. The Eagles have taken over as the team that opponents have to play perfectly to beat. Look no further than the fact that the Eagles aren't even throwing the ball and playing about 60% of their potential. That should terrify everyone.
Heck, we're even scratching the surface of the "refs are favoring the Eagles" chapter of this book. With all that said, it's crystal clear. The Philadelphia Eagles are the new team that the NFL fears, and that's a beautiful thing.
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