Kansas City Chiefs' receivers vs. Philadelphia Eagles' secondary and Eagles' wide receivers vs. Chiefs' secondary: Who has the edge going into Super Bowl LIX?

The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles have two of the most talented receiving corps in the NFL.

And the shared ability of Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts to scramble under pressure and throw on the fly makes the respective wideouts vs. secondary matchups all the more intriguing for Super Bowl LIX this Sunday.

That said, DAZN News analyzes who has the edge.

Chiefs' receivers vs. Eagles’ secondary

In many ways, Patrick Mahomes makes defenses pick their poison.

Go to a zone defense and Mahomes can drop back and carve secondaries up with dots all over the field.

Pressure him in the pocket and the superstar is illustrious at taking off, extending plays on his feet and buying enough time to either break out for a rush or find a receiver down field for a big gain.

He has been doing this throughout his career and will look to do the same in hopes of leading the Chiefs in becoming the first team in NFL history to three-peat at Super Bowl champions.

Leading the Chiefs’ receiving corps this postseason has been his trusted star tight end Travis Kelce and speed demon rookie wideout Xavier Worthy.  They’ve combined for 20 catches for 266 yards and two touchdowns receiving this postseason.

Kelce, at 6-foot-5, 250 pounds, has the ability to physically bully opposing secondaries with his size and strength.

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Worthy is literally the fastest man in the NFL with a 4.21-second 40-yard dash time and is a threat to take any reception to the house with his blazing speed. As this season has gone on, Worthy has become a bigger weapon for the Chiefs who are specifically designing plays for the 28^th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft to shine.

This was evidenced in the AFC Championship game when Worthy hauled in six catches on seven targets for 85 yards and a touchdown. The 11-yard TD came in man-to-man coverage which Worthy shredded by making the catch, curling around his defender with ease and diving into the end zone for the thrilling score.

The Eagles’ pass defense was first in the NFL during the regular season, having allowed 174.2 yards per game. But that has blown up to 245.7 receiving yards allowed per game during the postseason.

As good as the Eagles’ secondary has been, with corners Quinyon Mitchell and Darius Slay having combined for three interceptions during the playoffs, it will have its hands full with the Chiefs’ receiving corps.

Whether it is Kelce, Worthy, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Hollywood Brown or DeAndre Hopkins, Mahomes’ penchant for extending plays and then making the right read makes the Chiefs’ receivers a load for any secondary to deal with and that is likely to include the Eagles’ corners and safeties at Super Bowl LIX.

Eagles’ receivers vs. Chiefs' secondary

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The Eagles’ receiving tandem of AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith has been a nice one-two punch for Jalen Hurts.

The wideouts have combined for 21 catches for 141 yards and a touchdown this postseason and those numbers could be aided by Hurts’ ability to stretch plays on his feet as well.

Not to mention, the rushing force that is Saquon Barkley could have a say in the wideouts’ success if the Chiefs overly commit to stacking the box in hopes to hinder his motor in the biggest game of the year. Hurts also has Dallas Goedert and Kenneth Gainwell at his disposal.

The Chiefs’ secondary allowed 218.8 receiving yards per game during the regular season and has trimmed that down to 207 during the playoffs.

But Brown and Smith are likely to have a say in challenging that. Plus, Barkley has good enough hands to haul in passes out of the backfield and piece together dazzling runs from there as well.

All being said, Hurts is bound to use his receivers to pressure the champs and attempt to thwart their chances of making it three Super Bowl wins in a row.

So who has the edge here? The Chiefs’ receivers against the Eagles’ secondary or the Eagles’ receivers against the Chiefs’ secondary? With the experience Mahomes has in extending plays and throwing on the run — to big weapons like Kelce, Smith-Schuster and now Worthy — the Chiefs have the edge.

After the Chiefs took the quarterback edge and the Eagles seized the rush advantage, the back-to-back defending Super Bowl champions break the tie with the receivers’ edge. (Chiefs 2, Eagles 1)