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What Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts each need to focus on in Super Bowl 59 - PFF
Getting the ball out on time goes hand-in-hand with avoiding sacks and pressure. Jalen Hurts has the highest average time to throw in the NFL, at 3.21 seconds, which leads to inviting pressure and, eventually, throwing the ball away — something Hurts has done the second most among quarterbacks. Hurts will have to play with better anticipation to get his receivers the ball. Both A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith are in the top 25 in PFF’s separation rate. The receivers are getting open; the ball just isn’t getting there as often as it should. Sometimes, a quarterback has to trust their receivers and anticipate them getting open rather than waiting to see it. Philadelphia, luckily, has one of the best receivers in the NFL, so it can be as simple as just targeting him often. When targeting Brown this season, Hurts has a 121.3 passer rating. While it hasn’t been his best season, Hurts is coming off his best performance of the season, posting a 91.4 overall grade in the NFC Championship game, and we’ve already seen him perform at a high level in the Super Bowl. His 92.2 PFF overall grade in Super Bowl 57 — against the Chiefs — is the highest mark for a quarterback since Nick Foles’ 92.3 PFF overall grade in Super Bowl 52, a game Philadelphia fans remember well.
Super Bowl 59: Chiefs writer gives 3 reasons why the Eagles will win - BGN
3) Saquon plays like he is HIM. The Chiefs haven’t allowed a 100-yard rushing to a single running back this season, but they also haven’t played Saquon Barkley. Let’s get this straight— Barkley is better than Derrick Henry, Bijan Robinson, or any other running back Kansas City has faced this year. There were a few drives against the Buffalo Bills where the Chiefs struggled to stop the Bills’ rushing attack at midfield. If the Eagles have a lead heading into halftime, and come out and run the ball down Kansas City’s throat, and are able to put together a couple of long drives and limit Mahomes chances to play hero ball, they will win this game
Eagles writer gives 3 reasons why the Chiefs will win the Super Bowl - Arrowhead Pride
Jalen Hurts is coming off a great performance in the NFC Championship Game. He also played pretty well in the Eagles’ last Super Bowl meeting against the Chiefs. But it’s hardly a lock that Hurts will thrive against KC’s defense this time around. The Eagles’ passing attack — which ranks 14th in DVOA and 14th in dropback success rate — has been pretty uneven for most of the 2024 season. The Birds have almost always been able to win in spite of it due to the combination of riding Saquon Barkley and playing suffocating defense. The...
