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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
I think there's a lot of respect for the Eagles here. Just not outright fear, and some healthy skepticism about their defense actually being quite as good as its numbers suggest.
The Chiefs' opponent winning percentage is indeed lower than the Eagles' opponent winning percentage.
As I've stated a few times, that total for the Chiefs is dragged down by the bottom half of the schedule.
The Chiefs either played playoff teams, or dregs. There was no in-between.
You also can't argue the Eagles played many good offense/QB combos. They certainly didn't play anyone at the Chiefs' level.
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I agree, the Chiefs played the more high end teams… But when you’re comparing stats it’s against the entire schedule. For every high-end team you played you also played a team that was garbage… And the net result was the second easiest schedule in the league. I’ve said that before that this doesn’t mean a thing… And it doesn’t mean much to the Eagles either. Maybe the best comparative tool is common in playoff opponents… I’m not sure what that nets out to be