SUPER BOWL LIX | Pregame starts at noon, game kicks off at 5:30 p.m.; all you need to know

The Kansas City Chiefs will try today to become the first team in the history of the National Football League to win three Super Bowls in a row, as they face the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans in Super Bowl LIX (59).

The Chiefs are 17-2, and represent the American Football Conference (AFC). They’re led by Patrick Mahomes, who has local interest in East Texas because he’s from Whitehouse High School, just outside Tyler. Kansas City has won the last two Super Bowls, and they’ve won three since Mahomes became the starter.

The Philadelphia Eagles represent the National Football Conference (NFC); they’re 17-3 on the season, and have played an extra game simply because Kansas City had the best record in the AFC and had a week off in the first week of the playoffs. The Eagles have already played three playoff games.

They also have an East Texas connection: starting right tackle Lane Johnson, who played at Kilgore College as a quarterback, believe it or not. The Groveton native switched positions and became an offensive lineman at Oklahoma under coach Bob Stoops, and he’s widely considered to be one of the best right tackles in football. He was a part of the Eagles’ Super Bowl championship team a few years ago, when the Eagles topped New England.

Super Bowl coverage rotates, and this year, it’s on FOX. It’s also available on streaming coverage on TUBI.

Jon Batiste is performing the National Anthem. Trombone Short and Lauren Daigle are teaming to perform “America the Beautiful,” and Ledisi will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Kendrick Lamar is the halftime act.

As of Sunday morning, the Chiefs are a one-point favorite, with Mahomes the favorite to win the most valuable player award, and Eagles running back Saquan Barkley the next in line.

If you’re superstitious, Kansas City is wearing white in the game; the Eagles will wear their midnight green uniforms. That could be a bad omen for Philly: dating back to 2004, the team wearing white has won 16 of the last 20 Super Bowls.