The Philadelphia Eagles consistently pressured Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in Super Bowl LIX, but they didn’t have to do anything creative to keep him under duress.
According to a post by Next Gen Stats on Twitter, Philadelphia didn’t send more than a four-man pass rush throughout the game, marking just the fourth time that a team didn’t send a blitz in the Next Gen Stats era.
Mahomes was pressured 16 times in Super Bowl LIX, and the Eagles tallied six sacks in their winning effort against Kansas City.
Check out Next Gen Stats’ post about Philadelphia’s unconventional approach below:
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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Though the Eagles conceded 22 points to the Chiefs late in the game, the outright dominance of Philadelphia’s front four ultimately proved too much for Kansas City to overcome.
Stay tuned to see how Chiefs general manager Brett Veach decides to fix Kansas City’s offensive line in the coming months ahead of the 2025 season.
