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The Eagles Sacked Patrick Mahomes Six Times Without Blitzing Once
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Incredible. Probably the greatest statistic in Philadelphia Eagles history:
The Eagles did not blitz once across 42 dropbacks in Super Bowl LIX, just the 4th defense to not blitz in a game in the NGS era.
Relying on their front four, the Eagles generated 16 pressures and sacked Mahomes six times, his most in a game in his career.
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At 20.2%, the Eagles had one of the lowest blitz rates all season long. It was 27th overall, resulting in the league’s fifth-lowest pressure rate, near 18%. Vic Fangio’s defense was always predicated on keeping things in front, limiting explosive plays, and shutting things down with a strong linebacker and DB corps.
The fact that they did this in the Super Bowl, only sending the front four, is nothing short of phenomenal. They finished with six sacks, six tackles for loss, four PBUs, 11 quarterback hits, a strip sack, and a defensive touchdown. Compare that to two years ago against the Chiefs, slipping around on the crap turf, when they didn’t sack Mahomes a single time and only touched him five times.
Brilliant performance. Once in a generation. We may never see anything like it ever again.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com