Eagles vs Chiefs: A Brief History

The Eagles and Chiefs already share an obvious connection: former Eagles head coach Andy Reid. Prior to Thursday night's match up, these two teams have only met 6 times before.

Quick Hits:

• Philly and KC have played 6 times. The Eagles are 4-2 all-time against the Chiefs.

• 4 times have the Eagles played in Kansas City. Their record in those games is 3-1. The other 2 games were in Philadelphia. Philly is 1-1 at home against KC.

• The Chiefs haven't beaten the Eagles since 1998.

• The Eagles have never scored less than 17 points against KC. The Eagles have never scored less than 21 points against KC at home.

• Kevin Kolb was quarterback the last time these two teams met in 2009. He threw for 327 yards, 2 TDs, and 1 rushing TD. DeSean Jackson had a big game (6 receptions, 149 yards, 1 TD) along with Eagles TE Brent Celek (8 rec, 104 yards, 1 TD). Matt Cassel was the Chiefs QB... and Larry Johnson was still on their roster.

• In 2005, the Eagles were down 17-0 in the second quarter to KC before Donovan McNabb engineered a comeback to help the Birds win, 37-31. The Eagles scored scored 31 straight points. Some guy named Terrell Owens was also a big factor in that game... he had 11 catches for 171 yards and 1 TD.

• For all the Eagles-Chiefs connections on the Chiefs side, check out Arrowhead Pride for all the information.

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