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I'm ready for another morning here in Oz to watch the big game (while enjoying a sunny 93F this afternoon)

Go Eagles!

There seems to be a lot more Eagles fans in the house!

Tom Cruise looks like a deepfake of himself now.  :P

Interesting to see that the Eagles are using the silent snap count on the first series.

... and just like that, the Chiefs get their first favorable penalty for the game. Took less than ten plays.  ::)

Chiefs are also using a silent snap count.

Eagles receivers are finding a lot of space deep in the Chiefs defensive zones...

... and that's the payback penalty for the earlier one on the Eagles. 

Fantastic block by Barkley on that deep completion!

Time for the brotherly shove to do it's job and chalk up the first TD of the game.

Eagles D is doing a great job, the Chiefs offense is showing no sign of any rhythm (yet)

First big mistake of the game by Hurts.

That INT took points off the board, and you just can't afford it in a game like this.

The D did its job again, and the offense finally put some more points on the board.

10-0 isn't a great return considering how much the Eagles have had the ball so far this half, but it is a lead.

Cooper DeJean you little beauty! Pick 6!

Eagles D was genuinely suffocating that series.

The Eagles D has been mixing up where they are bringing pressure from, and it's getting into the heads of the Chiefs OL.

Fangio has had a brilliant first half calling the defensive shots.

Eagles D does it again! That INT was as much from the bull rush by Sweat as the brilliant catch by Baun.

Hurts & AJ Brown cash in on some loose zone coverage and it's 24-0 at the half.

It really should be 27-0 or 30-0 if the Eagles took all their chances. Even so, the Chiefs have a lot of work to do in the second half to make this a game.

In a battle between two high profile DC's, Vic Fangio is showing up Steve Spagnuolo...

On a side note...When the Eagles drafted their pair of DBs this last draft, Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean - arguably my fave two corners from this past class - it was pure drafting brilliance.  Wish my 49ers had drafted them...  :-\

Spags IMHO hasn't done too bad a job considering how long that defense has been stuck out on the field. It's managed to contain the run game, and while it's passing zones have given up a couple of big plays it could have been a lot worse given how big a hole their own offense has been digging for them.

Fangio on the other hand had a monster of a first half. His defense is dictating the Chiefs OL to the point where they don't know where the pressure is coming from and players are finding themselves either overwhelmed or in space guarding nothing. Mahomes had no time without any pressure and/or no one to throw to. That's just total dominance.

Mitchell and DeJean were brilliant picks by the Eagles, that addressed a specific need as well as being the best players available. I wish our GM could manage that.  ::)

Chiefs open the second half with a hurry-up offense.

Eagles D still shut it down after one 1st down.

Sweat is having a massive game (a genuine MVP candidate at this stage)

A four score game now with just over 20 minutes to go.

The Eagles are doing what the Falcons didn't in Superbowl LIII - chewing up the clock and keeping their offense on the sidelines.

Fangio's D just keeps on ticking... turnover on downs this time.

DeVonta Smith makes the big TD reception in the big game (like he did at College). At the time I thought we drafted the wrong WR from Alabama... more so now.

Chiefs finally on the board.

You have to hand it to Mahomes for continuing to be so competitive.

Eagles just do what they should... chew up the clock, take the FG on offer.

Wow, that is a vicious strip-sack!  :o

Fangio's D makes another big statement late in the game.

Six sacks by the Eagles D. Zero blitzes all game. Just incredible dominance by the D front.  :o

Jake Elliott casually kicks another FG. At the moment he's the most accurate kicker in Superbowl history.

The majority of Australia is a very happy country right now.

Jordan Mailata is about to become the first Australian starter of a NFL Championship team.  ;D

And the Australian flag is on the victory stage with the Lombardi Trophy!  ;D

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That was a shellacking I did not expect to see.  The scoreboard is misleading in all kinds of ways.  Makes it look like an actual battle when in reality, it was over midway through the third quarter.

And to think the Dolphins had Fangio last year and let him go. More proof that Ross and Grier don't have a fucking clue.

What a beatdown.  The Eagles were able to disrupt the timing and the Chiefs never recovered.  There isn't even really much to comment on...they harassed the all night and also were on the receiving end of every tough call early in the game to help them get that big lead.

That's how Patrick lost in Tampa as well although I don't think the Eagles ever blitzed .. did they? The key to beating Mahomes is to get after him with a great defense.

I'm hearing Mahomes had a tweaked ankle.  That's why he wasn't able to run for his life as often as he usually does.   Someone showed a video of him getting on the injury cart after he walked out of the locker room and he was pointing at his ankle.

23 yards total offense for the Chiefs in the first half.  The Eagles had more points at halftime than the Chiefs had total yards.  Un-fucking-real.

They ended up blitzing a few times very late in the last quarter (after I posted they got 6 sacks with no blitzes all game). By that stage it was already won, and they had a lot of reserves in.

When the game counted though, no blitzes.

I think you are mistaken as I heard several people say this yesterday along with seeing it in articles. I'm pretty sure they didn't ever blitz.

Eagles nearly break Super Bowl sack record without calling a single blitz
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/news/eagles-nearly-break-super-bowl-sack-record-without-calling-single-blitz/bfb306376cefdbfc4d98d777



Next Gen Stats
Feb 9, 2025
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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.

That's interesting.

When I posted in the live thread about six sacks no blitzes, I was quoting the live feed off Fox, and I hadn't seen any blitzes at that stage, all of the rushes up to then were four linemen.

But right after I posted that, and especially sometime around that Mahomes long bomb to Worthy, I noticed a couple of five player rushes with an extra from the mid LB position (and then thought damn, I went early and now there's a few blitz plays)

Make no mistake, when it counted there were no blitz calls, but if you go back and look at the last part of the game late in the fourth quarter... I reckon you may find a couple.  ;)