The Philadelphia Eagles entered Super Bowl LVII, having collected 78 sacks throughout the course of the season. They were fantastic up front, led by four players with double-digit sacks on the season.
It was a tall task for the Kansas City Chiefs and former Sooners Creed Humphrey and Orlando Brown, but they were up to the challenge. They helped keep an ailing Patrick Mahomes upright, allowing zero sacks on the evening in a historic performance.
Speaking with former Oklahoma women’s basketball star turned ESPN reporter [autotag]Stacey Dales[/autotag], [autotag]Creed Humphrey[/autotag] and [autotag]Orlando Brown[/autotag] talked about the performance of the Chiefs offensive line.
“We’ve been hearing it all week just about how historical their D line is, and how no one can block them,” Humphrey shared after the win. “And so, you know, we wanted to come out and make a statement tonight. So we came out protected our butts off, you know, got it going in the run game too. So that was a lot of fun.”
Dales also caught up with Orlando Brown, who was fired up after becoming a Super Bowl Champion.
“I mean, it’s historical,” Brown shared. “You know what I mean? You talked about em. It’s historical, where we’ve been able to do a credit to Coach Reid a credit to Coach Heck, Pat, all the receivers, everyone playing hand to hand. It’s historical what this front five was able to do. Pat winning the MVP, now standing out here as a Super Bowl champion. I mean, it’s the work. It’s the work we put in.”
After struggling with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive front in their Super Bowl LV loss, the Kansas City Chiefs rectified the situtaion. Following the loss back in 2021, they spent a second round pick on Creed Humphrey and made a trade with Baltimore for Orlando Brown.
Safe to say, those moves paid off handsomely for the Kansas City Chiefs.
In addition to shutting down the Eagles pass rush, they were great in the run game as well. Running back Isiah Pacheco carried the ball 15 times for 76 yards and a touchdown. As a team, the Chiefs ran the ball 26 times for 158 yards and a touchdown. They averaged 6.1 yards per carry in the win.
The offensive line came through in the clutch in the waning moments of the game. The Chiefs got the ball back with 5:15 remaining in the game and proceed to drive down to the Eagles 1-yard line. The offense was masterful, bleeding the clock, leaving just eight seconds remaining after Harrison Butker’s go-ahead field goal.
Oklahoma Sooners offensive line coach [autotag]Bill Bedenbaugh[/autotag] has a lot to be proud of this morning. Two of his guys played a significant role in a Super Bowl win. While Patrick Mahomes may have come home with an MVP award, the offensive line keeping the Eagles pass rush at bay was a huge part of the win.
With two-fifths of the Super Bowl champion’s offensive line coming out of Norman, the Sooners continue to prove their status as OLU.
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