Super Bowl Showdown: Can the Chiefs’ Strategy Outsmart the Eagles’ Explosive Talent?

“Chiefs Devil Magic” is a popular trope around the NFL internet these days, and it usually focuses on Mahomes’ inexplicable ability to pull wins out of his backside when all is against him. But it’s really the Chiefs defense that defies explanation.

The Chiefs finished in the top 10 of fourth-down conversion rate allowed and in red zone touchdown percentage – both hallmarks of an “opportunistic” defense that can “get off the field” in key moments. The Chiefs were narrowly in the top half of the league in the percentage of defensive drives (11.4%) that ended with a turnover. But they weren’t an especially good third-down defense, giving up conversions at a 43.3% rate, which was the sixth lowest in the league. 

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