Why Philadelphia Eagles Will Win the Super Bowl
This might not be exactly like what Tampa Bay’s defensive front did to Kansas City in LV, but it might not be too terribly far off.
Skyy Moore. Marquez Valdez-Scandling. JuJu Smith-Schuster. Philadelphia is exactly preparing for a who’s who of elite Chief pass catchers here.
Mecole Hardman is probably out, Kadarius Toney is hurting, and Travis Kelce is about to experience two weeks of the second-best defense in the NFL preparing for him.
Back to that whole thing about Patrick Mahomes needing to get the ball out of his hands in a hurry – yeah, the Eagles prepared for that against the 49ers.
Duh, Brock Purdy isn’t Mahomes, but the 49ers have far, far better weapons and the Eagle back seven should be able to keep the quick passes from doing anything too big. The secondary can rely on a pass rush that might not always get to Mahomes, but it won’t ever let him feel comfortable.
Mahomes and the Chiefs led the NFL in yards per pass attempt. Philadelphia’s defense led the NFL in fewest yards allowed per pass attempt.
On the other side, Philadelphia is 14-0 when running for more than 100 yards, and Kansas City gives up yards on the ground when teams are able to commit to grinding.
As long the Eagle defense is doing its job, Jalen Hurts doesn’t have to force anything or take any major chances, and the ground game should do the rest.
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