There’s the nonstop media chatter that reaches its peak during Super Bowl week, but both teams have already been hearing it the entire season — Philadelphia being the notoriously rowdy and demanding sports town that it is, and Kansas City being the envy of the football world, looking to make history as the first NFL three-peat champion after winning another AFC championship in their epic home stadium, Arrowhead — they’re used to the chatter.

This year it’s been extra loud.

There’s America’s admiration for the Kelce brothers, their significant others, AND their parents, which has transcended the majority of Hollywood’s celebrity gossip 10 times over.

There’s the coach & quarterback battle that, on the surface level, is borderline laughable.

First, the perennial champs, solidified hall-of-famers, vowing to be the greatest of all-time and overtake the Brady and Belichick dynasty. The old coach with his new, incredibly sexy and successful beau, once again looking to break his old flame’s heart.

Then there’s Sirrianni…

Whose antics, odd press conference quotes, and questionable in-game decisions have had him labeled by football fans as a South Philly jabroni; the “CEO” of a football team who calls zero plays, argues with fans, and holds a talented team back.

But that man wins games.

Just the same as his quarterback.

Together the two of them ripped out the soul of the last team that beat them, marinated it for an entire fourth quarter, and then ate it in front of 70k people at the 50-yard line of Lincoln Financial Field.

Jalen Hurts has consistently played his best ball in the biggest games. None more so than his MVP-esque performance in Super Bowl LVII against those same Chiefs. Despite unprecedented and historic success so early in his career, he’s been labeled a “game manager.”

On one sideline, the coach and quarterback star in commercials together, look every part to be a healthy well-adjusted couple. On our sideline, it can appear to be a toxic marriage at times. Even after the statement win against the Commanders, Hurts cheerfully noted that 'Sirianni ‘let him out of his straightjacket’ that day.

Say what you will, but there’s only a handful of coach-quarterback duos that have reached two Super Bowls in their first four years, and most of their legacies reside in Canton, Ohio.

I, for one, couldn’t be happier to ride for these guys.

They’re both hungry.

This whole Eagles team is hungry.

They can still feel the red and yellow confetti falling on their heads from two years ago. They were a sketchy call and a slippery field away from winning the Lombardi trophy.

But Of all the storylines, there’s only one that reigns supreme. At least in Philadelphia…

And That’s revenge.

While the Eagles defense is revamped, the offense is basically the same, minus Philadelphia’s favorite adopted son, Jason Kelce being a media member. The Chiefs still look like a big red evil empire on both sides of the ball … plus a reloaded receiving corps.

As we’ve established already, there’s plenty of storylines to spin. No matter how you look at it, this has all the makings of a historic football game. No matter the outcome it will go down as such.

The Stark Reality

It can look like a dazzling sport at times, but this is not a pretty game.

It’s violent chess.

It’s 11 of the world’s best players fighting against another 11 of the world’s best for inches.

All Saquon needs is a few inches of daylight to make an impact.

All Mahomes needs is a few milliseconds to make a play.

All the coordinators need is for the opposition to lean one way to go the other.

All the tush push needs is a few inches of momentum.

All this game comes down to is a few inches.

This is why — in a game of inches — trench warfare can get lost in all the sparkling dramatics.

It’s ugly in there. The participants don’t wear red lipstick and sing pop songs.

They eat with their hands and make a living by bullying 300-pound world-class athletes.

It’s a game that could easily come down to the inches won and lost on the line of scrimmage.

Go Birds.