The reigning Super Bowl champions, Philadelphia Eagles, were dominant where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers weren’t, for a reason.
They managed to stop Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and the dynasty that is the New England Patriots. While the Patriots put up a record amount of yards and the Eagles only got to Brady once, it was the defense that made the game-winning play and the defense that got them there in the first place. The Eagles weren’t world-beaters in getting sacks they still managed to get sixteen more sacks than the Buccaneers, and had the top-ranked rush defense in the league.