Chiefs-Eagles and the history of Super Bowl rematches

For the 10th time in NFL history, two teams that previously met in a Super Bowl will do battle again in the big game.

It'll be the second time in three years that the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles square off for the Lombardi Trophy. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs were successful in Round 1, but what does history say about their odds in a rematch?

Here's how the previous Super Bowl rematches, including a trilogy of bouts between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys, have played out:

Dolphins-Washington: Super Bowls VII, XVII

49ers-Bengals: Super Bowls XVI, XXIII

Cowboys-Bills: Super Bowls XXVII, XXVIII

Steelers-Cowboys: Super Bowls X, XIII, XXX

Giants-Patriots: Super Bowls XLII, XLVI

Patriots-Eagles: Super Bowls XXXIX, LII

Patriots-Rams: Super Bowls XXXVI, LIII

Chiefs-49ers: Super Bowls LIV, LVIII

Chiefs-Eagles: Super Bowls LVII, LIX

The team that won the first Super Bowl matchup went 6-3 in the subsequent meeting.

A number of these sets had considerable time in between games. But in Super Bowl rematches separated by five years or fewer, the winners of the first meeting are a perfect 4-0 the next time around. The four coaches who lost Rounds 1 and 2 include some familiar names: Kyle Shanahan (49ers vs. Chiefs), Bill Belichick (Patriots vs. Giants), Marv Levy (Bills vs. Cowboys) and Tom Landry (Cowboys vs. Steelers).

The Chiefs and Eagles are both 1-0 in championship sequels, with Kansas City taking down the 49ers last year and Philadelphia avenging its 2005 loss to New England in a memorable Super Bowl LII.

With a win against the Eagles, Mahomes would move to 2-0 in Super Bowl rematches, giving him a better record than Tom Brady, who went 1-2.

The deck appears stacked against the Eagles and head coach Nick Sirianni in their quest for revenge against the Chiefs. Luckily for them, though, games are played on the field and not in the history books.