How did the Eagles and Chiefs get to Super Bowl LVII?

Super Bowl LVII features the top seeds from both conferences, but that doesn't mean the paths they traveled were at all similar. Bo Wulf, Zach Berman and Nate Taylor—the Athletic's beat writers covering the Eagles and Chiefs—join Robert Mays to dive into how their respective teams arrived at this point on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Bo on Twitter: @Bo_Wulf Follow Zach on Twitter: @ZBerm Follow Nate on Twitter: @ByNateTaylor Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Today's episode is brought to you by... Atlassian: For projects impossible alone, visit www.atlassian.com Peloton: Try Peloton risk free with a 30-Day Home Trial, New Members only at onepeloton.com/home-trial Burrow: Show Burrow you’re listening to The Athletic Football Show by shopping at burrow.com/mays and get 10% off your first order Allbirds: Discover your perfect pair of Wool Runners at Allbirds.com today Blue Nile: Find the perfect piece of jewelry for life’s special moments and save up to 50% now at bluenile.com Better Help: Visit BetterHelp.com/mays today to get 10% off your first month 3:00 The Eagles' path to the Super Bowl 8:00 Evolution of Jalen Hurts 15:00 Big moves made this offseason 19:00 The people who shape the team off the field 21:50 Nick Sirianni's influence 25:40 Howie Roseman does it again 32:45 The Andy Reid connection 38:18 Expectations for the Chiefs at the start of the year 47:23 The making of the secondary 56:33 Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid and Chris Jones 58:48 Chiefs/Patriots parallels 68:28 Savvy contract manipulation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.