PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — High above the field at Caesar's Superdome in New Orleans, site of Super Bowl LIX, the atmosphere is at once tinged with electricity and unnaturally quiet, says Scott Graham, host of Sunday's Westwood One's radio coverage of the game. Graham joined KYW's Phil Casey live from the stadium, just hours before kickoff on Sunday.
Super Bowl LIX is a rematch of two years ago, when the Chiefs edged the Eagles 38-35 in Glendale, Arizona. Last year, Kansas City beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime in Las Vegas. No team has ever won three consecutive Super Bowls, and the Eagles would like to keep it that way.
Graham has been talking to the Eagles' key staff and players in the days leading up, and he says one thing is standing out to him.
"This is a team that's found a way to win," he said, noting the Birds are riding a wave of confidence and cohesion, having lost only one game since September.
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"They're going up against a team that has perfected that art of finding a way to win. And we'll see whether or not this is a grounded-out, down-to-the-final-moment game," he said.
"I don't think it's going to be a 38-35 game like we saw two years ago."
Graham described the calm before the storm, highlighting quarterback Jalen Hurts’ growth since Super Bowl LVII and praising Saquon Barkley’s pivotal role this season, while also noting the Chiefs’ defensive improvement since their last meeting.
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"In a little while, we're going to see the field below me start to filter in with some guys doing some early warm-ups. And then the teams come out for their warm-ups as the crowd fills in. The buzz gets bigger. ... It's always interesting watching all of that build as we get up toward kickoff time," Graham said.
"The anticipation around this one has been pretty big here in New Orleans over the course of the week, and I think everybody right now is like, 'All right. We're finally here. It's time. Let's play this game."
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Graham is the play-by-play announcer for televised preseason Eagles games and an occasional KYW Newsradio anchor.