Inside the Eagles’ Secret Blueprint: How One GM Engineered Three Super Bowl Triumphs
Most importantly, the Eagles had a dominant pass–blocking line. Teams blitzed the Eagles 38.8% of the time – the fourth-highest average â while seeking to heat up Hurts. Yet, the Eagles allowed just a 6.6% pressure rate, almost exactly league average, giving Hurts time to throw to Brown and Smith against limited defensive backfields. Right tackle Lane Johnson, who is ticketed for Canton himself and now has two Super Bowls, allowed exactly two adjusted sacks on more than 1,000 snaps that season.
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