'Kelce Bowl' Between Chiefs, Eagles Has Some Historic Hype Behind It

There is no shortage of storylines available ahead of Monday night's Super Bowl rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.

The "Kelce Bowl" as it has been dubbed will see Chiefs Tight End Travis Kelce host his older brother, Eagles Center Jason Kelce. And that means a Taylor Swift sighting is to be expected as her romance with Travis continues. Plus, there's the quarterback duel between Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts—or the fact that Chiefs Coach Andy Reid can become the franchise's all-time coaching wins leader against his former team.

The list goes on. And it all culminates in a primetime meeting between two teams that have combined for a historically rare start to the 2023 NFL season.

The Chiefs (7-2) and Eagles (8-1) are both atop their respective conferences ahead of the Week 11 slate. This is the third season in the Super Bowl era in which the conference champions from the previous year have the best outright record in their respective conferences at least 10 weeks into the season, per ESPN.

"It's going to be a great game," Mahomes told reporters this week. "You've got great teams in general. Jalen is a great quarterback but I think the whole, entire team on both sides—two teams that usually find a way to get a win, playing on Monday Night Football in front of the whole world. I think it's going to be a great game."

Kansas City overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat Philadelphia 38-35 in Super Bowl LVII. Mahomes, who threw for three touchdowns—including two in the fourth quarter—was named the game's MVP.

But Jason Kelce doesn't consider this to be a revenge game for himself or the Eagles. There would be a clear familial advantage to winning, though.

"I'm motivated to win the game," said Jason Kelce, who is 0-4 in his career against the Chiefs, via the NFL website. "I don't need the Super Bowl to motivate me to beat my brother, or [former coach] Andy Reid. I've never beaten them in my career. I'm more motivated maybe by that. I don't buy into Super Bowl revenge games. Each season is different. This team is not the same, that team is not the same. Nothing that happens on Monday night is going to at all change or make anything different about what happened last year."

The older Kelce brother added: "I've beat [Travis] enough in his life that I think I will still be happy. I've got a lot of them. It would be nice to get a win under the Eagles' belt."

Jason and Travis Kelce became the first pair of brothers in NFL history to face each other in a Super Bowl. The duo has more combined All-Pro (9) selections than any other brother combo in league history.

And both of them should be well-rested heading into Monday.

The Eagles and Chiefs are both coming off bye weeks. Travis Kelce made headlines by attending a Swift concert in Argentina. The 12-time Grammy Award-winner even tweaked a lyric to her hit song "Karma" as a nod to the eight-time Pro Bowler. Swift, a noted Eagles fan, is facing a dilemma. Radio hosts of the "Bex and Buster" show in Philly have noted that they will not be playing any of the popstar's songs until after the game.

The elder Kelce brother, meanwhile, joined the Thursday Night Football booth and was named one of People's Sexiest Men Alive during his time off. Not bad.

Reid, who can pass Hall of Famer Hank Stram as Kansas City's all-time wins leader by tallying his 125th with the Chiefs, is 21-3 coming off of a regular-season bye in his coaching career. That's a record the two-time Super Bowl champion attributed this week to having "good players."

There will certainly be plenty of those on both sides in this Week 11 matchup. A Chiefs offense featuring Mahomes and Kelce usually steals the show in Kansas City, but the team's No. 1 scoring defense is leading the way this season. And that unit will match up with a Philadelphia offense that ranks third in the league in scoring.

Again, the reasons to tune into this Monday night matchup at 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN are seemingly limitless. Two reigning Super Bowl teams. Two favorites to get there again. Two Kelce brothers.

And one of the most anticipated regular-season games in recent memory.