When the stakes are as high as the Super Bowl, even the smallest details can become points of fascination for fans and analysts alike. One such detail that always generates buzz is the choice of uniforms. For Super Bowl 2024, featuring a rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans, the uniform selections are in, and they might just hint at who has the historical edge.
This year, it’s the Philadelphia Eagles, representing the NFC as the designated ‘home’ team, who had the first pick in jersey selection. They have opted to don their traditional green home jerseys for Super Bowl 2024. This decision leaves the Kansas City Chiefs, the AFC champions and ‘away’ team, to wear their white away uniforms for the highly anticipated game. The announcement, eagerly awaited by fans, was confirmed shortly after the conference championship weekend concluded, setting the stage for not just a thrilling football contest but also a visually striking one.
The choice of uniform color in the Super Bowl has become more than just aesthetic preference; it’s steeped in superstition and recent history. Remarkably, white jerseys have been associated with victory in a significant majority of recent Super Bowls. According to ESPN research, a compelling sixteen out of the last twenty Super Bowl champions sported white jerseys on their path to lifting the coveted Lombardi Trophy. This trend adds an extra layer of intrigue to the Chiefs’ decision to wear white, a color they’ve found success in before on the grandest stage.
Interestingly, breaking this white-jersey dominance in the last decade are none other than the two teams competing in Super Bowl 2024. The Philadelphia Eagles triumphed in Super Bowl LII wearing their green jerseys, and the Kansas City Chiefs have twice won championships, in Super Bowls LIV and LVIII, while wearing jerseys that weren’t white. However, in their Super Bowl LVII victory against these very Eagles, the Chiefs were in white, further fueling the jersey color narrative.
For the Eagles, their history with green jerseys in the Super Bowl is a mixed bag. They sported green in their Super Bowl LVII loss to the Chiefs and also in their Super Bowl XXXIX defeat against the Patriots. However, their Super Bowl LII victory against the Patriots was also in green, showcasing that their fortunes aren’t solely tied to jersey color.
The Chiefs, in contrast, last wore their home red jerseys in their Super Bowl LVIII victory. However, their Super Bowl LVII win against the Eagles saw them in white. This upcoming Super Bowl 2024 will mark another instance of the Chiefs in white on the biggest stage, a color they’ve already celebrated a Super Bowl victory in against the same opponent.
As fans gear up for Super Bowl 2024, the uniform matchup is set: Eagles in green, Chiefs in white. Whether this color choice plays any role in the outcome remains to be seen, but history and superstition will certainly be on the side of the Kansas City Chiefs and their white Super Bowl 2024 Uniforms.
