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It’s been a rough season for the Philadelphia Eagles. They’ve been ravaged by injuries, capped by their recent loss of guard Brandon Brooks to a shoulder injury. Every team is banged up at this point in the season, but the Eagles might have it worse than anybody heading into their Wild Card matchup with the Seattle Seahawks.
At one point it seemed a decent shot we’d have a .500 or worse team winning the NFC East. However, the Eagles closed out 2019 with a four-game win streak against NFC East opponents. It was not easy, but it was about as decisive a close as could be expected given how this season has gone.
Odds to get to and win Super Bowl 54
To reach Super Bowl 54: +1400
To win Super Bowl 54: +3000
The Seahawks are favored against Philly in the opening round, but you can never underestimate the strength of a home playoff game. It feels like every year there’s an undervalued home team that handles their business at home to the surprise of some. If the Eagles can get past that, they’ll likely spend the rest of the playoffs on the road. It makes for a difficult road to Super Bowl 54, but they wouldn’t be the first. If Zach Ertz and Miles Sanders can get a little close to full strength, they could surprise some folks.
Super Bowl 54 matchup odds
If the Eagles get to the Super Bowl, there are six possible teams they could face from the AFC. The order of odds for each matchup is mostly according to seeding, although the sixth-seeded Titans are getting a little more love than the fifth-seeded Bills.
Eagles-Chiefs would offer one of the best narratives to be found among all the Super Bowl matchups. Andy Reid facing his old team would get beaten into the ground, but it’d be fun. Eagles-Patriots would offer a fun rubber matchup. The Patriots beat the Eagles in Super Bowl 39 and the Eagles returned the favor in Super Bowl 52.
Eagles vs. Ravens: +2500
Eagles vs. Chiefs: +4000
Eagles vs. Patriots: +10000
Eagles vs. Texans: +27500
Eagles vs. Titans: +35000
Eagles vs. Bills: +37500
Exact Super Bowl 54 outcome odds
There’s a lot of long shots in here. The Eagles lost 17-10 to the Patriots in Week 11, so betting Eagles to win a rematch would not be the worst of these options. I also like Patriots over the Chiefs at +10000. The Ravens are heavy favorites to get to the Super Bowl, but getting past the Chiefs will not be easy.
Ravens beat Eagles: +3000
Chiefs beat Eagles: +5000
Eagles beat Ravens: +7500
Eagles beat Chiefs: +10000
Patriots beat Eagles: +12500
Eagles beat Patriots: +25000
Eagles beat Texans: +40000
Eagles beat Bills: +50000
Eagles beat Titans: +50000
Texans beat Eagles: +50000
Bills beat Eagles: +75000
Titans beat Eagles: +75000
Super Bowl 54 MVP odds
The MVP award is already weighted toward quarterbacks, so Carson Wentz is the heavy favorite among Eagles players. It’s hard to justify either defensive player given Super Bowl history. There have been ten defensive MVPs in Super Bowl history. It’s worth noting a tight end has never claimed Super Bowl MVP honors. Of course, given the Eagles injuries, Zach Ertz is effectively a wide receiver at this point.
Carson Wentz: +4000
Zach Ertz: +15000
Miles Sanders: +15000
Fletcher Cox: +25000
Brandon Graham: +25000
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