I think this is going to be a great game between two great teams. I’ll give you my prediction on Friday but here are 10 reasons the Eagles can win on Sunday.

10. Big Brothers Beat Little Brothers

I know from experience. My Grandpa used to always tell my older brother, Justin, to not pick on me too much because eventually I would grow bigger than him and kick his butt because that is what happened to him and his older brother. Well, I am still waiting. Maybe when I am 83 and Justin is 90 he will have shrunk down to my size but he currently has 5 to 6 inches on me. Sure I beat him in a few things. I was first to get married. I was first to move out of Missouri. I was first to stop tight rolling my jeans. (He hung on to that trend a little too long). But when it came to sports I always lost. Granted he was 6 and half years older than me and half a foot taller but you’d think I’d eventually beat him in something. Anyway, the Kelce bros are playing and the older brother usually wins so this gives the Eagles an advantage. Ironically, Travis and the Chiefs are 3-0 against him. That means the older brother is definitely due.

9. Beards are better than mustaches

I have seemed to notice that their is a mustache trend right now. I think this is based upon younger men not being able to grow a beard so they are trying to make the mustache cool. Hey, I get it, I did the same thing in 7th grade. But spoiler alert…it’s still not cool. And it is borderline creepy. I remember talking to my friend Dave when I was in college about mustaches. I was like some guys can pull them off. He said no they can’t. I said what about this guy or that guy (names being withheld to protect the guilty mustache owners). Nope and nope he said. He said it always looks creepy. I can’t say I disagree. Now I will say, if anyone can rock the mustache it is big red and I am not going to tell him he can’t. But Sirianni is rocking the full beard which is the far superior facial hair look, so advantage Eagles. Although Sirianni does have sort of the Matthew Fox from lost look that appears more like he just forgot to shave this week as opposed to having a full beard but it still counts.

8. The guy who has won MVP hasn’t won the Super Bowl since 1999.

Mahomes is likely to win his second MVP. In the last twenty plus years, no MVP winner has won the Super Bowl. A lot of them haven’t even made it to the big game and when they do they are 0-9. Not great odds for Pat. The last guy to win MVP and a Super Bowl was former grocery stocker, Kurt Warner.

7. Jalen Hurts is 14-1 as a starter this year

With Hurts under center, the Eagles have been near unstoppable. Hurts has been excellent as a double threat guy and has made this team very hard to beat as long as he is starting.

6. They have the better overall roster

Top to bottom, the Eagles have the better squad. They have better receivers. They have better running backs. They probably have a better O line and definitely have better tackles. They have a better defensive front. They have the better secondary. Some would argue their linebackers are better. Basically the Chiefs win at QB and TE. And Hurts and Goedert are no slouches at their positions.

5. Mahomes led the league in passing

You think that would be a good thing for the Chiefs, right? Did you know that no one that has led the league in passing yards has ever won the Super Bowl? Well, now you do. Mahomes greatness may lead to his demise. So just like winning the MVP, this could come back to haunt him.

4. Head Coaches going against their former teams are 1-4

Only Jon Gruden got the win against his former team, the Raiders after inheriting an incredible roster that just couldn’t get over the hump in Tampa. He beat his old team the Raiders that he couldn’t quite get to the big game. Everyone else has lost these match ups. As we all know, Big Red will be going against his former team. Can he break the trend?

3. Andy Reid forgets to run the ball

This has been less of an issue this year, but we all know Andy hates to run. Sometimes in these bigger games he abandons it all together. And with Pat at QB, I don’t blame him. But with this pass rush, the Chiefs need to be more balanced. If they go full pass mode, it could be a problem.

2. Carl freaking Cheffers

The Chiefs have actually won a lot of games when he is the ref, but man have they been stressful. I am no conspiracy guy, nor do I think the league is rigged. But I do think Cheffers and his squad love to throw flags on the Chiefs. We tend to get a bunch of them. I am guessing the Chiefs will have to over come a lot of holding calls on our tackles going up against great edge rushers and our defensive backs going up against great receivers. Neither match up bodes well with Cheffers running the show.

1. The Eagles are birds, playing in a bird stadium

Arizona is home to the Cardinals where the game is being played. What team is most like the Cardinals…well the Eagles of course. So they will be more at home with all the bird logo floating around. It will be like playing at home which will give the Eagles a flying chance (see what I did there?).

Tune in tomorrow to see the top 10 reasons why the Chiefs will win on Sunday.