AJ Brown joins rare Ole Miss company with second Super Bowl appearance

All-time Ole Miss great AJ Brown will soon become just the seventh Rebel in history to appear in two Super Bowls. 

Brown on Sunday had six receptions for 96 yards and a touchdown in a 55-23 win for his Philadelphia Eagles over the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game. 

The Eagles will face the Kansas City Chiefs in a rematch of Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, February 9. Kickoff is 5:30 p.m. CT on FOX.

“It means a lot,” Brown said to reporters afterwards. “When I first got here, and I reflect back to that moment (Brown, QB Jalen Hurts and WR DeVonta Smith) linked up and worked out and we were running hills in the rain at five in the morning, that told me everything about these guys.

“We’re just trying to get it done. Two Super Bowl appearances in three years is a blessing from God. I’m grateful. Just trying to finish. Guys don’t just get to the Super Bowl. We’re very blessed. Just trying to make the most of it.”

AJ BROWN NFC CHAMPIONSHIP TOUCHDOWN

TOO. GOOD. pic.twitter.com/fkjQ8f2vBD

— Everything Ole Miss (@EverythingRebs) January 26, 2025

AJ Brown showing out 😤#HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/q3i0DPVjl1

— Ole Memes (@Ole_Memes) January 26, 2025

The AFC Championship Game featured the Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills. 

Former Ole Miss tight end Dawson Knox had one reception for seven yards in a 32-29 loss. He finished with four total receptions for 45 scoreless yards in the postseason after 22 receptions, 311 yards and a touchdown in the regular season.

Knox had 39 receptions and 605 yards but didn’t score a touchdown in his Ole Miss career. He had a single-season-best 24 receptions for 321 yards for the Rebels in 2017.

The Chiefs are making their fifth Super Bowl appearance in six years and aiming to become the first three-peat champion in the Super Bowl era. They defeated the San Francisco 49ers last year.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes now has 17 postseason wins to break a tie with Joe Montana for the second-most wins by a quarterback in playoff history. Tony Brady, who will be the lead color analyst for the Super Bowl, has the most (35).

Smitty and A.J. celebrating their NFC Championship win with the family 💚#NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/5OXR3pf3Rx

— NFL (@NFL) January 27, 2025

Brown this season caught 67 passes for 1,079 yards and seven touchdowns.

He landed All-Pro honors for the third consecutive year.

Brown went over 1,000 receiving yards for the fifth time in six NFL seasons. He was a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist at Ole Miss. Brown had the most-ever 100-yard receiving games by a Rebel (12). Brown finished third in career receptions (189) and fifth in receiving touchdowns (19).

He’s the only Ole Miss receiver on record with 60 or more receptions in back-to-back seasons.

“(Ole Miss) is home,” Brown exclusively told the Ole Miss Spirit while in town for the ‘Grove Bowl Games’ last spring to launch his foundation. “This will forever be home, and I’m proud to say this is my home.”

OLE MISS REBELS IN THE SUPER BOWL

TE Allen Brown | Green Bay Packers | SBI and SBIII
LB Larry Grantham | New York Jets | SBIII
DT Jim Dunaway | Miami Dolphins | SBVII
QB Norris Weese | Denver Broncos | SBXII
RB Paul Hofer | San Francisco 49ers | SBXVI
P Jim Miller | San Francisco 49ers | SBXVI
DB Barry Wilburn | Washington Commanders | SBXXII
DT Andrew Townsend | Denver Broncos | SBXXII
TE Wesley Walls | San Francisco 49ers | SBXXIV
DT Andrew Townsend | Denver Broncos | SBXXIV
DB Alundis Brice | Dallas Cowboys | SBXXX
WR Willie Green | Denver Broncos | SBXXXII
WR Willie Green | Denver Broncos | SBXXXIII
LB Nate Wayne | Denver Broncos | SBXXXIII
TE Kris Mangum | Carolina Panthers | SBXXXVIII
OL Tutan Reyes | Carolina Panthers | SBXXXVIII
DE Derrick Burgess | Philadelphia Eagles | SBXXXIX
LB Nate Wayne | Philadelphia Eagles | SBXXXIX
OL Chris Spencer | Seattle Seahawks | SBXL
OL Terrence Metcalf | Chicago Bears | SBXLI
QB Eli Manning | New York Giants | SBXLII
WR Mike Wallace | Pittsburgh Steelers | SBXLV
QB Eli Manning | New York Giants | SBXLVI
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis | New England Patriots | SBXLVI
OL Michael Other | Baltimore Ravens | SBXLVII
LB Patrick Willis | San Francisco 49ers | SBXLVII
RB Brandon Bolden | New England Patriots | SBXLIX
RB Brandon Bolden | New England Patriots | SBLI
DB Mike Hilton | Cincinnati Bengals | SBLVI
WR A.J. Brown | Philadelphia Eagles | SBLVII