We’re on to Super Bowl LVII in Phoenix, after the Eagles and Chiefs advanced with wins in the conference championship games Sunday. We’ve been highlighting the best performances during the regular season and now the best efforts in the playoffs deserve to be recognized by our MMQB staff.
Here are the championship game standouts:
John Pluym: Haason Reddick, LB, Eagles. Philly signed Reddick to a three-year, $45 million deal after he posted 11 sacks with the Panthers in 2021. And Reddick lived up to the money and much more with 16 sacks in ’22. But Reddick arguably played the best game of his career Sunday in the NFC championship. He knocked out 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy in the first quarter with an elbow injury, chopping down on Purdy’s arm to cause a fumble. He finished the game with two sacks and a fumble recovery, and he left the 49ers without a quarterback who could throw the ball.
