Which Super Bowl LIX Matchup Will Surprise Neutral Fans the Most?
WORST DEFENSIVE EVE AGAINST THE RUN
The Commanders’ path to the Superdome would run through Tampa Bay, Detroit, and Philadelphia, three teams with significantly run-based identities. Getting past the Eagles would require doing something about Barkley, who put 296 yards and four touchdowns on them across 54 carries in two regular season games. The notion of the Commanders somehow surviving that only to then face Allen and the Bills (third-best 42% run success rate) is amusing.
Meanwhile, the Commanders would send out Daniels against that mediocre Bills rush defense. Plus, how about Terry McLaurin going up against a Bills team without an elite cornerback and with two important defense backs currently in the concussion protocol? Among receivers with as many targets as McLaurin’s 117, the Commanders No. 1 receiver’s 66.7% burn rate trails only Ja’Marr Chase. How about a matchup against Rasul Douglas, the Bills cornerback who allowed a 56.5% burn rate on 46 defense targets?
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