Touchback, so Eagles get the ball on their own 30 - but of adrenaline running through Harrison Butker's leg there.

Now all the talking stops, the predictions are in, and all the preparations have been completed. It's time for Super Bowl 59 to finally get under way!

Jalen Hurts has answered questions all week about revenge and redemption - he'll have the ball first as he looks to win his first Super Bowl.

Greg Brady
NFL pundit on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

By the end of the fourth quarter, the Chiefs will win.

I just can't bet against them.

Judging by the poll at the top of the page just over half of you agree.

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Colour, spectacle, drama.

Super Bowl 59 is almost ready for kick-off.

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Chiefs call tails, and it is tails! Kansas City will kick off Super Bowl 59 and the Philadelphia Eagles offence will get the ball first.

A touching tribute on the field led by former Saints defensive end Cam Jordan to the victims and the first responders who were involved in the New Orleans attack on New Year's Day.

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley speaking to Fox Sports: "It's no accident that we're here. We've got to lock in and do whatever it takes to win.

"I've been through a lot but I have an unbelievable team. We've got guys who have been here before."

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes speaking to Fox Sports: "Just enjoying it with the team, it's always special, it's special with this group of guys."

Does a potential three-peat put more pressure on you?

"There isn't any added pressure there's always pressure coming into this game. Our guys are prepared and ready, let's go out there and be us. We keep it simple, do our fundamentals and be who we are."

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It must be said, the American national anthem was a pretty good one as well. Now, the flags get rolled up, the marching band leaves the field and we're all set for the coin toss.

I've seen and heard a lot of different renditions of America The Beautiful at the Super Bowl over the years, but that jazz-infused one was pure New Orleans and right up there with the best of them.

Next up, the anthem...

Ndamukong Suh
Former NFL defensive tackle and 2021 Super Bowl winner on Sky Sports

It's very difficult to stop Patrick Mahomes. One of the things you have to look at as an elite defensive front is to shut down the run and make the Chiefs one-dimensional.

Phoebe Schecter
BBC Sport NFL columnist on Sky Sports

"Barkley's versatility is what makes him so special. His ability to block, catch passes and stay in a run protetction.

"He's got great awareness, understands defences and formations.

"Who better to have as your best freind than a running back who can block?"

Sib and Roy have flown all the way from Malaysia just for the Super Bowl.

"We won this package so cost wasn't a factor but it took us 24 hours to be here," said Roy, wearing the wig. "It was quite a ride but it was all worth it.

"There are parties going on everywhere, it's been great, we're having fun. Kansas City are going to win, they're going to three-peat. We're going to have a great time and we fly out at 4am tomorrow."

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Huge roars inside the Superdome as the two teams run out - has to be said it sounds a lot more in favour of the Eagles than the Chiefs, but we'll see how that builds later in the game.

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As the designated home team, the Philadelphia Eagles chose to wear their home green jerseys for the Super Bowl - so the Kansas City Chiefs will be in their white away shirts

That will not be an issue for Patrick Mahomes and company though, as he has a perfect record in play-off games wearing white, winning all three contests - including the previous Super Bowl victory over the Eagles...

Mahomes has played 20 play-off games now but worn home red in 17 due to usually playing at Arrowhead with the Chiefs so dominant.

The Eagles were also the 'home' side last time and picked their green colours, while the Chiefs were also the away side when losing the Super Bowl to Tampa Bay, when the Bucs opted to wear white.

Mahomes has big play-off wins over the Bills, Ravens and Eagles wearing white, averaging a 76.4% completion rate, 212.7 yards and two touchdowns a game. He also had a QB rating over 100 in all three.

And he's not the only one who enjoys wearing white - as teams in white jerseys have gone 16-4 over the last 20 Super Bowls.

Washington Commanders' defensive lineman Efe Obada on what makes Patrick Mahomes so good.

"His offensive line protects him, they have strong grips!" he said this week. "His processing speed is really good. He’s able to read defences, find the holes.

"He’s able to extend plays with his feet, he’s extremely agile and does amazing things. They’ve gone away from backyard football and are playing more conventional football, just chipping away.

"Then when it’s time for him to perform, when they need a touchdown or to get into field-goal range, Mahomes has that ability to get it done."

In the major US sports leagues, a three-peat is when a team becomes national champions three years running.

It has been done five times in both the NBA and NHL, and four times in MLB.

The Green Bay Packers have achieved two three-peats in the NFL, with the latter coming as they won the final championship game before the Super Bowl era in 1966, followed by the first two Super Bowls.

No team has ever won three straight Super Bowls, but the Kansas City Chiefs have the chance of clinching a three-peat in Super Bowl 59 on Sunday, 9 February.

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Seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady says the secret behind his success was preparation for games and intense film study.

That work ethic, combined with his high football IQ, was evident in his final Super Bowl - which was an emphatic success against this Chiefs team that could make history today.

"So my last Super Bowl I was a part of, it was just two weeks of watching film," Brady told ESPN's Colin Cowherd.

"Friday night I was going through the film - I knew Kansas City's defence better than they knew it themselves.

"I knew their body movements, I knew everything they were doing. I got out there on the field and I looked up from the line of scrimmage and was like 'OK they're blitzing' and I could deal with it right away.

"It was like I had the answers to the test.

"That's where I was great, that's what my magic super power was. It wasn't how fast I could run it was how fast I could diagnose what they were doing."

Rob Gronkowski
Four-time Super Bowl winner

The key match-up is Philadelphia's defensive line against Kansas City's offensive line. If the Philadelphia Eagles want to win, they've got to put pressure on Patrick Mahomes.

They've got to make him worry in the pocket, they've got to make him fear that he shouldn't step up because he's going to get sacked. But I think the Chiefs will win 30-26.