Heading into Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, the Eagles offensive line was getting most of the headlines. But when all was said and done, it was the Chiefs’ offensive line that had the most dominant performance in the game, and Chiefs left tackle Orlando Brown is proud of it.
During his postgame press conference, Orlando Brown pointed out that the offensive line did not allow a single sack in the game and called it a “historic offensive line.”
“Zero sacks,” Brown said according to Pro Football Talk. “Put it on a f***ing t-shirt. This is a historic offensive line. You look at what coach [Andy] Reid, [offensive line coach] Andy Heck, [offensive coordinator Eric] Bieniemy, the position they put us in up front to allow us to have the consistency that we have week after week. To be able to stand up here as a world champion, none of that is possible without everyone understanding the plan. They continue to put us in a great position, they know the type of talent they have, they know the leadership they have. We take a lot of pride upfront in being the source of energy and when you’re coming into this game, circumstances, everything is going to be really high, it’s the Super Bowl, Patrick’s been dealing with an ankle injury. We knew we’re were going to have to pass in certain situations. It wasn’t pretty or perfect, but it was enough to win the game and that’s what matters.”
The offensive line play was particularly important with Mahomes dealing with an ankle injury, which he re-injured during the game. They kept him well-protected all game.
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