Stopping the march of Barkley is an almighty ask for Spagnuolo, but if anyone can formulate the gameplan to do it, it’s him.

It’s impossible to rule out KC in any situation, and particularly a situation in which they have a psychological edge. The Eagles were incredible in Super Bowl 57, and they still came up short to the Chiefs. There’s no way that won’t be playing on the minds of the players and coaches who were involved that day.

And speaking of the Eagles’ coaches, there’s an interesting wrinkle to this game that won’t be lost on Mahomes, the man tasked with guiding Kansas City to victory.

Much has been made of Vic Fangio’s Eagles defence this season – and for good reason. They’ve allowed less than 280 yards per game over the course of the year (1st in the NFL) and, on average, Philadelphia have conceded just 17.8 points per match-up.

But Mahomes has Fangio’s number. In eight career game against defences coached by Fangio, the Kansas City quarterback has gone 8-0 and averaged almost 27 points on offence.

All season long, the Eagles have hunted quarterbacks and gained plenty of reward for their efforts, but few passers are as proficient at picking up important spurts of yardage on the ground as Mahomes.