The shocker here is that this Eagles team went on to defeat the Patriots. Those teams did not provide much of a challenge. Their SB path was quite interesting since in the NFC they played the Atlanta Falcons who were only a year removed from their meltdown in the Super Bowl and the usually disappointing Minnesota Vikings. This was a very balanced team that didn’t make many mistakes and we all know those teams will forever be hard to beat. They averaged 28.6 points a game which was good enough for 4th in the league despite not having a high-profile offensive weapon (unfortunately the average fan does not know the importance of Zach Ertz). The offense for the Eagles played a major role as well. Opponents’ offensive drives ended in turnovers 15% of the time which was good for 4th in the league. The key to their bend but do not break defense was their high turnover percentage. Their defense ranked 4th in Points Per Game Allowed despite having a very average pass defense. Despite losing MVP candidate Carson Wentz, the 2017-2018 Philadelphia Eagles were a good team. They did with their backup quarterback Nick Foles. Overview: Can you call a team that lost its starting quarterback lucky? At the end of the day many say this team was a team that was not supposed to make the Super Bowl, let alone win the SB especially against Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.
Super Bowl Path: Divisional Round (15-10 victory over Atlanta Falcons), NFC Championship (38-7 victory over Minnesota Vikings), Super Bowl (41-33 victory over New England Patriots) This team was not as dangerous as other teams on this list but they were well-coached and did not make too many mistakes and showed that they could be versatile during their playoff run by winning high scoring games against the Chargers and Chiefs but also showing that they can win an old fashioned slugfest by defeating the Rams in the Super Bowl while only scoring 13 points. The passing defense was not the best, but they were able to do the most important thing which is to keep opposing offenses out of the endzone by only allowing just 20.3 points a game. He also had three different running backs who were all threats out the backfield, James White being the key one having 87 receptions during the regular season. Tom Brady had a weapon choice of Julian Edelman, Rob Gronkowski, and Josh Gordon during one of his playable years. This New England Patriots squad had a top 5 offense and a top 10 defense which shows how balanced this team was. That was far from the truth, even though the final score was 13-3. Overview:If you look at the final score for the Super Bowl, you would think two average teams accidentally made it to the Championship Game. Super Bowl Path: Divisional Round (41-28 victory over Los Angeles Chargers), AFC Championship (37-31 victory over Kansas City Chief), Super Bowl (13-3 victory over Los Angeles Rams) With the Kansas City Chiefs repeating as AFC Champions and Tom Brady being in his 4th Super Bowl in 7 years, I thought it would be the perfect time to rank the last 5 Super Bowl Champions. This entire crazy season is still able to come down to what most people care about the most, the Super Bowl.
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In a season where the Patriots don’t make the playoffs, an NFL team looks for a name change, the Cleveland Browns make the playoffs, and the Chiefs losing in the Super Bowl 31-9 to the Tom Brady led Tampa Bay Buccaneers, this season was full of surprises. Now that the Super Bowl is over after such a wild season, it is time for the NFL content to really start.