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Saturday’s prop bet Eagles LB Zack Baun most tackles: +180. Baun, a first-team All-Pro in his first year with Philadelphia, was fourth in the NFL with 9.4 tackles per game in the NFL, so selecting him as the Super Bowl’s leading tackler makes more sense than another Baun-related prop bet (12 tackles − +105).
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates his team’s win over the Bills in the AFC championship game. Matchup to watch Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes vs. Eagles DC Vic Fangio Elite vs.
elite in this chess match. Mahomes holds an 8-0 record against Fangio’s defenses, including 6-0 over Fangio’s Denver Broncos from 2019-21 and last year’s playoff win over Fangio’s Dolphins. But don’t underestimate what the Eagles could have cooked up in the red zone against the Chiefs’ offense.
The expectation is the Eagles will play more coverage than blitz five or six defenders and force the Chiefs to chip their way down the field. Numbers to know 21: Not including kneel-downs, negative rushes in the regular season for Kansas City, fewest in the NFL. .
706: Regular-season winning percentage for Eagles coach Nick Sirianni (48-20), fifth-best all-time behind Guy Chamberlain (.784), John Madden (.759), Vince Lombardi (.
738) and George Allen (.712). Staff roundtable Best and worst Super Bowl you’ve watched in your life? Jay Skurski: You’re asking this question to a Western New York native whose first real football memory is Super Bowl XXV (Bills-Giants).
So, wide right is easily the worst Super Bowl I’ve ever watched, which is likely true for most people from our area age 40 or older. The best? Let’s go with Super Bowl XLII. Not the highest scoring, but the Giants’ 17-14 victory over the Patriots featured one of the most memorable plays in Super Bowl history – David Tyree’s helmet catch.
It also helped prevent the Patriots from completing an undefeated season, which we can all celebrate. Katherine Fitzgerald: For best, I’ll go with the last time the game was in New Orleans – Super Bowl XLVII (Baltimore-San Francisco). From the game to the power outage, to the halftime show, I just loved all the drama.
We had a house party with my friends at the University of North Carolina, and it was the perfect group to soak in all the suspense. For worst, I’ll go one year later: Super Bowl XLVIII (Seattle-Denver). Once again, I watched in North Carolina with college friends, though this one was more low-key.
The 43-8 blowout by the Seahawks over the Broncos was just not the most captivating game I’ve seen. A silly aside is that my roommate complained about the broadcasters – and all broadcasters – before she panicked and asked me if I was studying to become a broadcaster. I was not, but her sense of terror that she had just insulted me was palpable.
Ryan O’Halloran: Let’s go into the way back machine for the best Super Bowl I’ve watched, and it was Cincinnati-San Francisco after the 1988 season. I was a kid watching with my family living in Carmel, Indiana, for about nine months before moving back to North Dakota. Joe Montana led the 49ers on an 11-play, 92-yard drive to throw the clinching touchdown to John Taylor with 34 seconds remaining (20-16 win).
There have been a lot of bad Super Bowls, but the Carolina-Denver game after the 2015 season was a snoozer. Panthers defensive coordinator Sean McDermott’s unit held the Broncos to 194 yards, but lost 24-10. − Ryan O’Halloran, News Sports Reporter − Ryan O’Halloran, News Sports Reporter Get in the game with our Prep Sports Newsletter Sent weekly directly to your inbox! Sports Reporter {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.
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