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Richard Sherman explains his pick for Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl rematch

Former Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman shares his Super Bowl pick on his podcast.

Tim Weaver

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - DECEMBER 22: Amazon Prime Video Thursday Night Football analyst Richard Sherman speaks prior to the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on December 22, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - DECEMBER 22: Amazon Prime Video Thursday Night Football analyst Richard Sherman speaks prior to the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on December 22, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. / (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
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At long last we have reached Super Bowl weekend. On Sunday evening the Kansas City Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles in a rematch of their epic shootout two years ago in the NFL's championship game. This time around the Eagles have some pieces that they didn't last time, including rising All-Pro linebacker Zack Baun. However, the Chiefs have something better going for them: an element of luck so striking that NFL fans have been calling it devil magic this season.

Kansas City has won so many close games this year that many fans have begun to suspect that the officials are on their side. It's impossible to prove that kind of thing minus a smoking gun, but they have semed to get the calls when they matter most pretty consistently this year. You could also put it another way - that the Chiefs simply keep "finding ways to win."

It seems that's enough for former Seattle Seahawks star cornerback Richard Sherman. Here's Sherm on who he's picking for Sunday's game and why.

Richard Sherman on Super Bowl pick

As Sherman mentions, the Chiefs also have another advantage at the game's most important position. While Patrick Mahomes' season was not as good as MVP Josh Allen or almost-MVP Lamar Jackson, Mahomes remains the greatest competitor in the sport and it is difficult to pick against hIm. As much as any athlete since Michael Jordan at his best, Mahomes has a clear will to win that outdoes anybody else's.

We'll be rooting for the Eagles but expecting the Chiefs to win another nail-biter.

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Tim Weaver
TIM WEAVER

Tim Weaver has been writing about the NFL since the 2013 season for multiple teams and outlets, including USA Today and The Sporting News. He currently covers the Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers for On SI.