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FOXBORO — For Tom Brady and the Patriots offense, the trick of Super Bowl LII will be turning it into a game of 7-on-7.
The magic will rest in the hands of the offensive line. If they can mitigate the Eagles’ tenacious defensive line, Brady will pick apart a relatively unspectacular back seven, which mostly includes a three-cornerback nickel grouping.
Now, that’s a gargantuan-sized “if.”
The teeth of the Eagles defense is in their front, and despite ranking 15th in sacks (31) in the regular season, they were fourth in points (18.