5 things Eagles can learn from Chiefs’ win over 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII
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Jalen Carter was the runner-up for the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year, but Jordan Davis will be the most critical piece for the Eagles, especially if Fletcher Cox retires.
Kansas City defensive tackle Mike Pennel earned a more prominent role for the postseason and played 115 dominant snaps during Kansas City’s four-game run to the Super Bowl.
Pennel saw 40 snaps in the Super Bowl against San Francisco, nearly the same number of snaps he played in the regular season, but dominated in every facet.
According to PFF, the 49ers averaged just 1.7 yards before contact and 0.266 EPA on run plays, ranking as their second-worst output of the season.
On the 21 run plays where Pennel was on the field for Kansas City and San Francisco, they averaged -0.350 EPA per play, which would have been their lowest mark all season in a complete game. For comparison, the least efficient running game in the NFL this season belonged to the Chargers, at -0.235 EPA per play.
The Eagles need dominance in the middle going forward.