What if I instructed you the next issues have been going to occur within the Tremendous Bowl. Not only a few of this stuff, or most of this stuff, however all of this stuff:
For less than the third time this season, Saquon Barkley’s dashing yards + the Eagles rating can be lower than 100
For the one the fourth time this season Saquon Barkley would have lower than 100 yards from scrimmage
The one participant with greater than 100 receiving yards can be a Chief
Xavier Worthy would rating two touchdowns
Kenny Pickett can be in for a number of possessions, and go for it on fourth down
The Eagles would go 0-for on fourth down
Travis Kelce would outgain Dallas Goedert
Patrick Mahomes would throw for extra touchdowns and extra yards than Jalen Hurts
Quinyon Mitchell would get scored on
The Chiefs would maintain Saquon Barkley to 2.3 yards per carry
Dallas Goedert would have simply 27 yards
AJ Brown would have simply 43 yards
AJ Brown and Nick Sirianni would jaw at one another on the sideline
Jalen Hurts would throw for simply 221 yards, his eighth most this season
The Eagles would commit extra penalties than the Chiefs
The Eagles would convert simply 25% of their third downs
That is an components listing for a horrible, humiliating, what-the-hell-did-I-just-watch loss. And it was. For the Chiefs.
It was surreal. The Tremendous Bowl was anticipated to be a detailed sport. As a substitute the Eagles eviscerated the Chiefs; this was over at halftime, and in a method that we wouldn’t have anticipated. 24 factors for the Eagles to 23 yards for the Chiefs? GTFO.
And that solely makes it sweeter. The 2017 group was life altering. Endlessly the Eagles have been a Tremendous Bowl winner. They are saying each title is totally different, and this was. It had a unique sort of gratification. For the gamers a vindication after a heartbreaking loss two years in the past. For us followers, watching them pulverize a group that was on the cusp of getting a powerful declare to the best dynasty in soccer was a surreal and absurd expertise. Oh one of the best group within the league confirmed up on Sunday. They wore inexperienced.
Let’s do it once more subsequent yr?
