SANTA CLARA >> If the 49ers and the Eagles are indeed alternating as NFC champions, then next season’s rotation should land the 49ers in Super Bowl LX on their home field, Levi’s Stadium.

See: 2022 Eagles, 2023 49ers, 2024 Eagles … 2025 49ers?

Of course, a lot must go right and get fixed for coach Kyle Shanahan’s team to climb from last place to the Lombard Trophy stage in the next 54 weeks. The last franchise to make that jump: the Eagles, in 2017. The only others: the 1999 Rams, the 2001 Patriots, and the 2009 Saints.

Here are other Super Bowl-related facts — with nary a mention of Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, or Taylor Swift — before the two-time reigning champion Chiefs face the Eagles in New Orleans on Sunday, Feb. 9 (3:30 p.m. PT):

RUSHING CHAMP-CHAMP >> A year after Christian McCaffrey tried to parlay the NFL rushing title into his first Lombardi Trophy, Saquon Barkley will attempt that feat with the Eagles. Only Emmitt Smith (Cowboys, 1992, ’93, ’95) and Terrell Davis (Broncos, 1998) have won a rushing crown and Super Bowl in the same season. McCaffrey rebounded from an opening-series fumble in last year’s Super Bowl to produce 80 yards both rushing and receiving in the 25-22 overtime loss to the Chiefs.

DEEPEST 3-PEAT BID >> NFL franchises are 0-for-8 when seeking a third straight Super Bowl win, with previous efforts shorted by the 1968 Packers, 1974 Dolphins, 1976 Steelers, 1980 Steelers, 1990 49ers, 1994 Cowboys, 1999 Broncos, and 2005 Patriots. The Chiefs are the first 3-peat seeker to reach the Super Bowl, however. The 1990 49ers reached the conference finals and didn’t allow a touchdown, but the Giants parlayed a late fumble by Roger Craig into Matt Bahr’s fifth field goal for a 15-13, walk-off win at Candlestick.

FAMILIAR BLITZER >> Cornerback Trent McDuffie’s blitz helped force Josh Allen to hurry a fourth-down heave on the Bills’ final offensive snap. That should bring back a bad memory to 49ers fans. A McDuffie blitz broke up Brock Purdy’s third-down pass with just under two minutes left in regulation of last season’s Super Bowl, forcing the 49ers to settle for a field goal in a 25-22 overtime loss.

“If I’m going to have somebody coming, (McDuffie) is a good guy to have,” Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo told The Athletic after Sunday’s win.

The 49ers called 16 cornerback blitzes this season, 15 by nickel back Deommodore Lenoir (in 923 snaps) and the other by his backup, Nick McCloud.

DRAFT-CLASS OUTCASTS >> Three players drafted in 2022 by the 49ers — ahead of Purdy with the last pick — are headed to the Super Bowl, albeit on the Eagles’ practice squad: running back Ty Davis-Price (third round), wide receiver Danny Gray (third round) and cornerback Tariq Castro-Fields (sixth round).

OTHER EX-49ERS AS EAGLES >> Other Eagles who are ex-49ers: linebacker Oren Burks (2022-23) and defensive coordinator Vic Fangio (2011-14). Burks had nine tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in the NFC Championship Game. A year ago, Burks was a game-time decision because of a shoulder injury but suited up over Curtis Robinson in the 49ers’ NFC title win, producing one tackle in 16 defensive snaps.

OMENIHU MAKES BIG GAME >> Another ex-49er, Charles Omenihu, is part of the Chiefs’ defensive front, a year after tearing his ACL in the AFC Championship Game. He joined the 2021 49ers in a midseason trade, flourished with versatility and played every game of the 2022 season, including the NFC Championship Game six days after an arrest for misdemeanor domestic violence; he was suspended the Chiefs’ first six games of 2023 after signing that March as a free agent.

CARDINAL CONNECTION >> Eagles with Stanford connections: Fangio (2010 Cardinal defensive coordinator), defensive tackle Thomas Booker IV, and quarterback Tanner McKee, the latter of whom was Philadelphia’s emergency No. 3 option behind Jalen Hurts and Kenny Pickett in the NFC Championship Game. McKee, a 2023 sixth-round pick, made his NFL debut in the Eagles’ final two regular-season games, passing for 323 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions.

OTHER REID’S 3-PEAT BID >> Chiefs safety Justin Reid, the younger brother of former 49ers Pro Bowl safety Eric Reid, is in his eighth year out of Stanford and seeking his third straight Super Bowl win. He is a pending free agent making $10 million in salary this season.

ANDY REID’S S.F. START >> Forty years ago, Andy Reid left BYU as a graduate assistant for his first full-time job coaching San Francisco State’s offensive line, a role he held for three seasons (1983-85). Now he can become the first NFL coach to win the Super Bowl in three straight seasons.

“I’ve come a long way from selling hot dogs,” Reid said prior to winning his first Super Bowl with the 2019 Chiefs over the 49ers. “It was Division II, non-scholarship program. The Northern California Athletic Conference, it was a great conference with a lot of coaches, players and a great experience. It gave you that respect factor to where you are now. You appreciated it. You don’t take it for granted for being here. You feel very privileged to be in this position.”

IS IT LX OR 60? >> When the 2015 season finished at Levi’s Stadium, the Super Bowl temporarily ditched its Roman-numeral branding to go with “50” rather than the big “L.” A decade later, next season’s return is being labeled Super Bowl LX, no relation to the Lexus LX sports-utility vehicle, which goes for over $100,000 — or the amount of each player’s paycheck on the losing team.

Up next, however, comes New Orleans’ 11th Super Bowl, and its first since the 2012 49ers’ rally fell short in a 34-31, blackout-interrupted defeat to the Baltimore Ravens.