Coaches watching last night's Super Bowl were able to watch an epic chess match unfold between some of the games top coaches, coordinators, and players...just like the Super Bowl should be.
As the game progressed from early on, I thought the Eagles ability to convert on short yardage situations and keep their dynamic offense on the field was going to make for a long night for the Chiefs. However, as the second half played out, and Andy Reid and his guys were able to put together successful drive after drive, which ended with a critical late-game drive ending in the winning field goal to make sure the confetti falling at the end of the night was their color.
One of the best sequences to see the chess match between Reid alongside offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, and Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon came in the fourth quarter with the Chiefs down 21-27 heading in to score from the Red Zone.
As ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback Dan Orvlosky breaks down brilliantly in this clip, the Eagles were rolling coverage with jet motion to make sure they weren't getting out-leveraged on jet sweeps and crossing routes, and once Reid had a beat on that, their adjustment helped to clear the way for 14 points to get scored.
Reid's creativity with formations, personnel, motions, and adjustments like this is so impressive.
Hear Dan break down those four critical plays here in the clip.
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โ Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) February 13, 2023