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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
Follow up analysis:
I went back and added 2018 and 2019 to my data set.
The Eagles' 70 sacks remain the top mark in that five-year period, and their sack/pressure rate becomes even more of an outlier, as the sack total is in the 99th percentile, but the pressure total falls into the 77th percentile.
End summary:
The Eagles' 2022 squad is very special at converting pressures to sacks, doing so at a higher rather than any other defense in the past 5 years.
It is not especially special at generating pressure on the QB. It's good, but not exceptional.
The 49ers team the Chiefs beat in Super Bowl LIV had more pressures on the year, for example. One of 14 teams the Chiefs have played in the past five years who had more pressures of the QB than this year's Eagles team.
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Mahomes is very good at avoiding sacks when pressured. Hes such a quick dude when it comes down to it even if he isn't fast. And his ability to change arm angles helps. Perhaps the Eagles amassed as many sacks as they did despite not best ever pressures was due to the avg qbs they faced.
Cuz they aint never seen someone like #15 before.