How Eagles offense will dominante 49ers come NFC Championship
The San Francisco 49ers are heading to Lincoln Financial Field as the No. 2 seed and the best defense in the NFL. However, the Philadelphia Eagles are going to thrash the defense for two clear reasons. One, the offensive line play. And two, Jalen Hurts' crazy ability to make impossible throws look effortless. The offensive […]
The San Francisco 49ers are heading to Lincoln Financial Field as the No. 2 seed and the best defense in the NFL.
However, the Philadelphia Eagles are going to thrash the defense for two clear reasons. One, the offensive line play. And two, Jalen Hurts' crazy ability to make impossible throws look effortless.
The offensive line's success
Philadelphia's offense starts in the run game. The good news is that the Eagles offensive line has brought its best when the ball needs to be moved on the ground.
The Eagles gained 150 rushing yards before contact in their 38-7 Divisional Round victory over the New York Giants. Philadelphia has half of the six games this season where an offense gained at least 150 rushing yards over expected. Two of those games came against the Giants.
Now, the Eagles look to replicate that performance against a tougher defensive foe.
Jalen Hurts has ascended into rare passing territory
When it comes to completing difficult throws, there is no one better than Hurts. The stud of a quarterback is ranked ahead of known difficult thrower Joe Burrow when it comes to completing throws in tight windows.
Hurts (97) is the only quarterback with an NGS passing score of 90-plus on passes with a completion probability of less than 50% (low probability attempts). Burrow ranks 2nd with a score of 88.
If Hurts continues his level of play, the Eagles' offense is set to dominate an unsuspecting 49ers defense.
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