The stage for Tremendous Bowl 59 has been set! The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs maintain enterprise on Championship Sunday. Two of essentially the most profitable franchises within the NFL over the previous decade will face off for the second time in two years. With the video games behind us, Sideline Summit breaks down how they obtained right here.
After all, there are additionally losers in these video games because the Commanders have their Cinderella story put to mattress and the Payments run into the identical wall that has stopped them time and time once more. Many followers hoped for one thing new, however cultured and proficient organizations will at all times prevail. Nonetheless, let’s recap these video games.
The Eagles Dominate All Phases Of The Sport
The Commanders had a storybook season that ended on Sunday. Led by, arguably the best rookie quarterback in NFL historical past, Jayden Daniels, nobody anticipated them to be right here. Nobody is mad at them for dropping both. In the course of the episode, Daniel Coale says “(The Eagles) simply really feel full.”
The Eagles had been almost flawless of their 55-23 win within the NFC Championship recreation. The protection compelled 4 turnovers together with an enormous compelled fumble by Eagles linebacker Oren Burks which successfully stalled Washington’s comeback efforts. Together with the defensive efforts, Saquon Barkley couldn’t have set a robust tone for Philadelphia along with his 60-yard landing on his first carry.
Whereas Barkley has been taking good care of enterprise in fashionable style throughout this run, the remainder of the offense has been lackluster. Jalen Hurts put that to relaxation on Sunday as Hurts threw for 248 yards and accounted for 4 touchdowns. AJ Brown confirmed his interior excellence with six catches for 96 yards and a rating.
“Jalen Hurts as soon as once more proves that ‘simply as a result of I don’t doesn’t imply I can’t.’ He let everyone know AJ Brown obtained again on a superb web page.” Antonio Perez stated.
Payments Fall To Mahomes As soon as Once more
Patrick Mahomes is heading to his fifth Tremendous Bowl in simply his seventh yr as a starter. Whereas having among the greatest coaches within the NFL and arguably the best tight finish in NFL historical past in Travis Kelce, Mahomes is the clear distinction between a playoff staff and an all-time nice dynasty. Chris Coulter stated “it’s what the Chiefs have been doing all yr, simply discover a approach to win.”
No matter the way it appears to be like, similar to Philadelphia, Kansas Metropolis cares about one statistic and that’s wins. As for Buffalo, there are a number of methods to method why they misplaced as soon as once more. Many are enraged by the officers, however a soccer isn’t selected one or two performs. Even after getting the ball again with a decent period of time, the Payments offense couldn’t make the performs crucial.
What We Discovered
1. The Eagles Can Get It Performed Nonetheless
Hurts and the offense used the air assault to make an impression and Barkley crushed Washington on the bottom. The protection and particular groups compelled turnovers and the teaching received the chess match. In the event that they select to beat you in each means, that is the end result.
2. The Chiefs Are Probably Simply Good
As an alternative of constructing excuses about referees and claiming the league is rigged, followers ought to give this a thought. What if the Chiefs appear fortunate as a result of they’re simply good? What if their “breaks” appear emphasised as a result of they make groups pay for his or her undisciplined traits? It isn’t fra fetched contemplate they’ve one of many biggest gamers in NFL historical past at quarterback.
3. Commanders Want To Spend
A valiant effort by the Commanders for even making the playoffs, a lot much less a convention championship. That stated, they’ve many holes on this roster. The protection is with out a clear high edge rusher and the secondary is subpar even with the addition of Marshon Lattimore. As for the offense, an improve at WR2 would do wonders in elevating Daniels recreation to a different degree.
4. The Payments Can’t Rely On Teaching
The Payments have been counting on the masterful work of Sean McDermott to hold a subpar protection by way of expertise. Joe Brady has executed his greatest to make the extensive receiver place as constructive as he can for Josh Allen. Sooner or later, the gamers need to be higher or there need to be higher gamers introduced in at these spots.
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