When the Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl 59, the reason was clear throughout the game. Defensively, the Eagles dominated at the line of scrimmage. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes wasn’t comfortable from the first drive. On the offensive line, the Eagles allowed a pressure rate of just 23.3 percent. They continue to be one of, if not the best, offensive line in the NFL.
After the Foles Super Bowl I went to Philly to do a piece on how the Eagles won with analytics. Someone high up there who loves analytics laughed at me when I told him the angle and said "We are always good because of our trenches.