With the matchup set, two-time regular-season MVP and three-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes sits atop the oddsboard. Currently, Mahomes' Chiefs are slight favorites to win the Super Bowl, according to the odds .

Letting pressure get to Jalen Hurts and falling victim to the Chiefs’ vortex of late-game magic would lead to more Philly heartbreak.

There were others: Thornton was the local glue once the timetable was set. Goodell was the go-to guy who rode herd on Thornton’s army, and Benson, who reluctantly came around. But Paul Tagliabue was the mastermind. He dealt with FEMA. He dealt with the governor. He dealt with the other owners and he dealt with Benson.