The Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl LIX championship parade starts late Friday morning and is expected to reach a stage at the famed steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art by early afternoon.

Eagles fans figure to channel their inner, triumphant-jumping “Rocky” whether they attend the festivities or watch on TV.

For backers of anyone other than the Birds, the parade lends itself to imagination.

What if that were my team up there?

Well, ponder no more.

It may be quite early—Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, Calif., isn’t set to kick off until Feb. 8, 2026—and lacking foresight of any forthcoming free agency or draft developments—but here’s a peek at five teams whose cities could be planning parades at this time next year.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

Who doesn’t love a good sequel, “Rocky” or otherwise?

Although the Eagles aren’t immune to the usual free-agent challenges facing reigning champs, there are plenty of key returners even if general manager Howie Roseman’s pursuits to re-sign guard Mekhi Becton and defensive end Josh Sweat fall short.

Philly used dominant line play to batter and better the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 on Sunday. The core of both units will be back, as will Super Bowl LIX MVP Jalen Hurts, resurgent running back Saquon Barkley and the receiving tandem of A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith.

“Philly Special” may not just be a legendary trick play in these parts.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

KC’s bid to become the first team to earn a Super Bowl three-peat undeniably ended with a thud.

Joining the 2001-04 New England Patriots and 1992-95 Dallas Cowboys as franchises to win three Lombardi trophies in four seasons remains in play, though.

It will take some doing, however, even for a team whose head coach, Andy Reid, and quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, boast resumes that speak for themselves.

Will tight end Travis Kelce retire? Is the offensive line as troubled as the Super Bowl seemed to show? How many key free-agent defenders can the Chiefs retain with a strapped salary cap situation? Where will KC turn at receiver? Stay tuned.

DETROIT LIONS

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni credited an early exit from the 2023 playoffs as a catalyst for his team’s title run the following season.

So it could go for the Lions, who earned the NFC’s top seed only to struggle in a divisional-round debacle against the Washington Commanders.

Injuries added up for Detroit, and the early offseason included a slew of assistant-coaching departures, namely coordinators Ben Johnson (Chicago Bears) and Aaron Glenn (New York Jets), who landed head-coaching jobs.

Then again, remember who’ll be back: quarterback Jared Goff, wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, running backs Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery, and pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson, to name a few.

BUFFALO BILLS

Buffalo advanced one postseason round deeper than Detroit, its Rust Belt brethren, losing an AFC Championship nail-biter at Kansas City.

The Chiefs have been a notorious playoff bugaboo for the Bills during the Josh Allen Era, and logic would hold that things go Buffalo’s way just once, especially given its recent regular-season success versus KC.

Allen’s game-winning touchdown run to cement a Week 11 win against the Chiefs formed a resounding image from his 2024 MVP campaign. He’s the first player to amass at least 25 TD passes and 10 scoring runs while throwing fewer than 10 interceptions.

Several free agency decisions and other roster reshaping questions await, but if Allen is upright, the Bills’ prospects are the same.

BALTIMORE RAVENS

Lamar Jackson narrowly missed out on winning MVP accolades again, but the fact is the 28-year-old dual-threat QB has been there and done that.

Not so for Super Bowl appearances, however, and don’t Ravens fans know?

Despite racking up double-digit victories and postseason berths in six of the last seven seasons, Baltimore absorbed another early exit, bowing out at Buffalo in an AFC divisional classic.

The offensive line could be in flux with two starters facing free agency and the defense is in dire need of players who generate turnovers, but the Ravens bring the base and coaching consistency to make a run next winter.