NFL fans offer a look at both sides of the Super Bowl as kick-off approaches
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The matchup pits the both top seeds in the NFC and AFC, in the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. But how are fans of the two teams gearing up for the game?
There are only two more sleeps until Super Bowl Sunday, the biggest event of the year for fans of the National Football League.
The matchup pits the both top seeds in the NFC and AFC, in the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs.
But how are fans of the two teams gearing up for the game?
Matt Kelm, for instance, has been a fan of the Chiefs for 18 years. His love for the team started in 2005 when he was in Grade 9.
“My buddies used to play Madden 05 on GameCube,” said Kelm. “There was a rushing attack mode where you could be a team, and I really liked the Chiefs and for some reason that just stuck with me and I just continued to like them throughout high school.
“They had some pretty epic players, Tony Gonzalez and Priest Holmes.”
Dylan Earis, a local Eagles fan, has Kelm beat by one year in terms of their fandom.
“It was 2004. I was in Philly, went to training camp, saw a guy named T.O. catch some passes, and it was intense — there were 3,000 people there,” said Earis.