It's been 141 days since the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in Super Bowl 57. Both teams are roughly three weeks from opening trainin
Yes the Eagles had the better pass rush. But as this article points out the Chiefs had the second best sack rate behind them and only 1 less post season sack this year.
My understanding is that the different types of pass rush were affected differently. The Eagles use their edge a lot which requires a lot of bend and agility, which the playing surface hindered. The Chiefs got a lot of pressure and sacks from the middle (mainly Chris Jones). That’s mostly power so it wasn’t affected as much.
But what it really comes down to is that shit happens and you have to deal with it. There are tons of factors that can affect one team more than another (weather being the most common one), it’s part of the game. They try to make the Super Bowl as even as possible and there was a mistake here but that doesn’t mean the Chiefs won the Super Bowl any less.
Yes the Eagles had the better pass rush. But as this article points out the Chiefs had the second best sack rate behind them and only 1 less post season sack this year.
My understanding is that the different types of pass rush were affected differently. The Eagles use their edge a lot which requires a lot of bend and agility, which the playing surface hindered. The Chiefs got a lot of pressure and sacks from the middle (mainly Chris Jones). That’s mostly power so it wasn’t affected as much.
But what it really comes down to is that shit happens and you have to deal with it. There are tons of factors that can affect one team more than another (weather being the most common one), it’s part of the game. They try to make the Super Bowl as even as possible and there was a mistake here but that doesn’t mean the Chiefs won the Super Bowl any less.