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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Heyjoe4" data-source="post: 1058089" data-attributes="member: 13032">I read today that the Eagles got to Mahomes with four DL, rarely blitzing, and that is amazing.  That allowed the Eagles to drop seven into coverage.  Mahomes, as great as he is, had no chance with that D.And yes, any D can rush four and drop seven.  That's just a strategy.  What we saw last night was that strategy executed to perfection by Fangio and his players.  I've always believed that the best Ds win SBs.  Yeah the Eagles put up 40 and Hurts is the MVP, but the D was the difference.  Too bad an MVP-like award can't be given to a group because Philly's D certainly earned one.  Six sacks with four rushers.  Just unreal execution and athleticism.And credit to Siriani (sp?) for completely reversing the heavy use of the run game.  Barkley was a non-factor as Hurts accuracy and the WR routes were near perfect.  Reminds me of the 85 Bears' SB win where the Fridge had a rushing TD and Payton had none.  That was another game won by a dominant D.</blockquote>

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