We are less than a week away from a history-making Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.

It will be the first time the top seed in the AFC and NFC meet for the Lombardi Trophy and will feature the top two candidates for NFL MVP this season in Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes.

There is no shortage of fascinating storylines to keep track of between now and kickoff in Arizona as a new world champion will be crowned this weekend.

Here is a breakdown of some interesting numbers concerning these two clubs heading into the big game.

The Chiefs and Eagles have two quarterbacks with an incredibly high footballing IQ who make smart decisions with the football as neither Hurts or Mahomes have thrown an interception so far in the postseason.

That is Kansas City’s all-time record in the Super Bowl, with the Chiefs 1-1 in the Patrick Mahomes era, beating the San Francisco 49ers during the 2019 season and falling to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a year later.

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni is in his sophomore campaign on the Philadelphia sidelines, which could be a good omen for this team, as Sirianni’s predecessor Doug Pederson, won the Super Bowl as their head coach in his second season in charge.

Mahomes will play in his third Super Bowl this weekend, making him the youngest QB in league history to make it this far a trio of times.

KC has thrown for five touchdown passes during this postseason, three more than the Eagles.

This will be the sixth time the top seeds in the AFC and NFC meet in the Super Bowl.

Seven of the Eagles’ nine touchdowns in this year’s playoffs have come on the ground, while they have only given up seven points in back-to-back encounters.

Philly has posted eight sacks this postseason, one more than the Chiefs.

A Chiefs victory on Sunday would make them the 10th NFL franchise to win at least three Super Bowls, joining the New England Patriots (6), Pittsburgh Steelers (6), San Francisco 49ers (5), Dallas Cowboys (5), Green Bay Packers (4), New York Giants (4), Raiders (3), Denver Broncos (3) and Washington (3).

It’s no secret Mahomes’ favourite target is Travis Kelce, and the tight end who is destined to be in the Hall of Fame someday set a new personal best this season with 12 touchdown grabs.

Kelce and Mahomes have connected for 13 playoff scores, one more than perhaps the most dynamic duo from the 80s and 90s in Joe Montana and Jerry Rice during their days with the San Francisco 49ers.

Jalen Hurts ran for 13 touchdowns this season, tied for second in the NFL with only Detroit’s Jamaal Williams having more (17).

Andy Reid coached the Eagles for 14 fairly successful seasons before being axed and moving to Missouri.

When you add the rushing scores from Hurts in his last two playoff encounters, and the 2022 regular season it equals 15, which is more than any QB has ever achieved in a single season.

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Travis Kelce has been outstanding once again for KC, with three touchdowns in his last two games, putting him at 15 for his postseason career.

If you count his playoff triumphs, Jalen Hurts is 16-1 as a starter this season.

Philly finished the 2022 regular season with a league-best 32 rushing touchdowns, eight more than the Dallas Cowboys who were second.

The Eagles have put their last two opponents away early and have not let up, averaging 34.5 points per game in the postseason.

KC led the league in passing touchdowns with 41 during the 2022 regular season.

When you combine the age of Mahomes (27) and Hurts (24) and don’t count the days, you see their age total is 51, meaning Sunday’s game will feature the youngest combined age of the two starting pivots in Super Bowl history.

Philly’s defensive line was a nightmare to contend with this season, leading the NFL with 70 sacks.

Mahomes and Hurts have only met once during their NFL careers, and as expected, it was an offensive showcase with 72 points being scored altogether as the two combined for 665 yards and seven touchdowns and the Chiefs came away with a 42-30 victory.

The Eagles averaged 147.6 rushing yards in the regular season, ranked fifth in the NFL.

During the playoffs, Philadelphia’s run game has been even better, with a 208 yard average in just two contests.

That is what Kansas City is averaging through the air in two postseason affairs this year.

KC led the NFL in passing yards during the regular season averaging 308.8 yards per game.

It’s been over two decades since the NFL MVP during the regular season has gone on to win the Super Bowl, and the last time it happened was in 1999 in one of the most incredible football stories as Kurt Warner went from a grocery bagger to capturing the Lombardi Trophy with the St. Louis Rams.