The biggest mismatch to emerge Sunday night in the NFC championship game is one that ought to give Eagles fans hope for Super Bowl LII and the matchup with the five-time champion New England Patriots.
It wasn’t quarterbacking, though that was a contender, Nick Foles unleashing a performance Case Keenum certainly couldn’t come close to touching.
But a big reason for the QB disparity was right there in front of Foles – the Eagles’ offensive line, which dominated the Minnesota Vikings’ vaunted front seven. And most observers would rate Minnesota’s pass rush and run defense well ahead of the Patriots’.