PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs are meeting in the Super Bowl for the second time in three years, a dream come true for a writer who grew up in the suburbs of the city watching Andy Reid and the Eagles make deep playoff runs on a regular basis.

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are on track to win the franchise's fourth Super Bowl with Mahomes at quarterback, including an unprecedented three Lombardis in a row if they beat the Philadelphia Eagles on February 9.

That Mahomes would be atop the early odds for Super Bowl MVP is hardly a surprise; he's won two of them in a row and three overall already in his career, and if the Chiefs do win in two weeks' time, it's hard to imagine they do so without a vintage performance from their QB.