We’re one day away from the defending Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles’ chance at revenge. We know the story: the Eagles were shellacked, slapped up and shell-shocked in their 48-7 blow-out loss to the New Orleans Saints in Week 11.
Digging into the numbers that got us here, I scoured multiple analytics sites to gain a better understanding of the trends and forces lying underneath the surface in the rematch. What follows is what I found in my journey.
THREADING THE NEEDLE
The Divisional Round showdown features two of the top quarterbacks in Next Gen Stats’ xCOMP differential.