One of the biggest reasons that the Kansas City Chiefs emerged as champions in Super Bowl LVII was the offensive line holding a vaunted Philadelphia Eagles pass rush without a sack on QB Patrick Mahomes. Philadelphia set a franchise record with 70 regular season sacks and added another eight in the playoffs, but none came in the game that mattered the most.
The Chiefs’ offensive line seemed to have a big chip on their shoulders heading into the game, hearing about the matchup with the Eagles’ defensive line. They were basically given no chance to slow them down at all and it was viewed as the biggest mismatch heading into the game. After the victory, Chiefs LT Orlando Brown Jr. told reporters and also tweeted the following:
