Andy Reid and these 7 Utah ties are headed to the Super Bowl – Deseret News

Andy Reid, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Super Bowl — it’s a combination that’s about as common as peanut butter and jelly these past few years.

Or even better a double burger with cheese.

The Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday in another thriller, sealing Kansas City’s spot in its fifth Super Bowl appearance in the past six years.

The Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on February 9.

It will be a rematch of Super Bowl LVII when the Chiefs beat the Eagles 38-35.

Philadelphia advanced this time by beating the Washington Commanders 55-23 in the NFC Championship on Sunday.

Kansas City, with Reid at the helm, will have its shot at a historic third consecutive Super Bowl title, something that has never happened before.

With the Chiefs making another Super Bowl, that means there will once again be a strong Utah contingent for the NFL title game.

Including Reid, the former BYU player and graduate assistant, there will be six Utah ties with the Chiefs at Super Bowl LIX, while the Eagles also have one former Ute on their roster.

Here’s a look at the full list of Utah ties heading to Super Bowl LIX.

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Chiefs Utah ties heading to Super Bowl LIX

• Former BYU and Orem High offensive tackle Kingsley Suamataia is a rookie with the Chiefs. He has primarily played in a reserve role and on special teams after a few early season starts.
• Former East High defensive tackle Siaki Ika joined the Chiefs’ practice squad in December and is in his second NFL season.
• Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, the former BYU player and grad assistantis seeking his third consecutive Super Bowl title as a head coach and fourth with the Chiefs. He has led Kansas City to championships in Super Bowls LIV, LVII and LVIII. This will be the Chiefs’ fifth Super Bowl appearance in the past six years.
• Chiefs assistant running backs coach Porter Ellett, a BYU graduateis in his eighth season with the Chiefs and second in his current role.
• Chiefs assistant strength and conditioning coach Spencer Reid, a former BYU assistant and Utah graduateis in his second season with Kansas City.
• Chiefs defensive quality control coach Alex Whittingham, a former linebacker at Utah and son of Utah coach Kyle Whittingham, is in his seventh season as a Chiefs assistant and sixth in his current role.

Eagles tie Utah heading to Super Bowl LIX

• Former Utah and Timpview High wide receiver/punt returner Britain Covey is headed back to the Super Bowl with Philadelphia for the second time in three seasons. He missed much of his third NFL season while on injured reserve, though he was cleared to return to practice last week and could be eligible to play in the Super Bowl.

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That’s how the Utah bands worked on Sunday

A look at how Utah ties on NFL playoff rosters fared in Sunday’s AFC and NFC championship games:

Chiefs 32, Bills 29

Kansas City

• Kingsley Suamataia, OT, BYU and Orem High: Suamataia played as a reserve.
• Siaki Ika, DT, East High: Ika didn’t play. He’s on the Chiefs’ practice squad.

Buffalo

• Cole Bishop, S, Utah: Bishop started at safety and had a team-high 10 tackles, including nine solo stops.
• Taron Johnson, CB, Weber State: Johnson started at nickel corner and had three tackles, including two solo stops.
• Dalton Kincaid, TE, Utah: Kincaid had two receptions for 13 yards.

Eagles 55, Commanders 23

Philadelphia

• UK Covey, WR/PR, Utah and Timpview High: Covey did not play. He remains on injured reserve for the Eagles, but the team designated him to return last week.

Washington

• Michael Davis, CB, BYU: Davis did not play. He was inactive for the game.
• Bobby Wagner, MLB, Utah State: Wagner started at linebacker and had a team-high nine tackles, including five solo stops and a tackle for loss.