Three Super Bowl matchups we'd like to see

While members of Buffalo’s “Bills Mafia” enjoy voluntarily throwing each other through tables on game day, Eagles fans don’t seek permission. Some thought Philly fans would mellow out after the team’s victory in Super Bowl LII, but a loss to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII still stings.

Meanwhile, the Bills are 0-4 in Super Bowl appearances and haven’t been to the big game since 1994. They lost by three points in the divisional round of last year’s playoffs to the Chiefs, who also beat them 38-24 for the 2020 AFC championship.

Detroit Lions vs. Los Angeles Chargers 

Forget about Bourbon Street, how much fun would Super Bowl Opening Night (a.k.a. Media Day) be with head coaches like the Lions’ Dan Campbell and the Chargers’ Jim Harbaugh behind the microphones? 

Campbell famously vowed to have Detroit “biting kneecaps” when he took over the team in 2021 while Harbaugh’s interviews often leave people scratching their heads. In case you missed it, Harbaugh believes Khakis are the same as sweatpants and claims he’d add peanuts to creamy peanut butter before crunchy peanut butter became available.

Crunchy peanut butter has actually been around since 1932, the same year the Portsmouth Spartans (now the Lions) lost the championship to the Chicago Bears in the NFL’s first-ever playoff game. 

The Lions have won five championships since then, their last coming in 1957, but they’ve never won a Super Bowl. The Chargers haven’t held the Lombardi Trophy either, but made the big game in 1995. A victory parade led by either coach would be something to see in both cities.

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Many Philly fans still feel cheated by an ill-timed holding call that all but gave Kansas City the win at the end of  Super Bowl LVII. Why not have a rematch? Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for 304 yards, with 70 yards and three scores on the ground in a game the Eagles led by 10 points at halftime.

The Chiefs hold the No. 1 seed for the AFC playoffs but the Eagles may have the deeper roster. No team gives up fewer yards per game (278.4) than Philadelphia and no running back rushed for more yards in the regular season (2,005) than the Eagles' Saquon Barkley.

Of course the Chiefs didn’t win the last two Super Bowls by accident and arguably have the NFL's best coach in Andy Reid, which could make a Chiefs-Eagles rematch the best option on the table.