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Super Bowl LIX: Jake Delhomme gives his prediction for Chiefs vs. Eagles
Retired NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme is choosing the Philadelphia Eagles to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs at Super Bowl LIX. Kind of.
Like many others, Delhomme believes the upcoming championship game will be a tightly contested affair, as both the Chiefs and Eagles have proven themselves to be the cream of the crop this season.
It's that relative parity that has given the longtime former Carolina Panthers QB pause when it comes to giving his prediction for Sunday's game.
Since there will eventually be a winner, Delhomme is leaning towards the Eagles as the team that will lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy on Sunday night in New Orleans, but only if they play a near-perfect game against the two-time defending champions.
“Listen, it’s hard to ever pick against [Patrick] Mahomes, right?" Delhomme told Covers.
“But with this Philadelphia football team, they looked a little banged-up on the offensive line, but you have two weeks to prepare.
“They can give the Chiefs fits with their run game. It’s a different run game from when they played a couple of years ago.
“Saquon Barkley, he’s just different. This guy is just on a different level.
“The Chiefs haven’t won a game this year at all where they’ve destroyed somebody. Everything’s close.
“I’d never go against Mahomes, but right now, in the back of my mind, it’s like, 'How are they gonna stop Saquon Barkley?'
“Now, (the Eagles) can’t turn the ball over, they have to play sound football.
“Just stay ahead of the mistakes, so [Steve] Spagnuolo can’t come up with exotic pressures and things that he’s great at in crucial times.”
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