{"id":24860,"date":"2025-02-10T04:19:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T04:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=24860"},"modified":"2025-02-10T04:20:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T04:20:05","slug":"breaking-eagles-vic-fangio-deserves-super-bowl-lix-mvp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=24860","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Eagles&#8217; Vic Fangio Deserves Super Bowl LIX MVP ."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">Behind coordinator Vic Fangio&#8217;s harassing pass rush and ball-hawking secondary, the Philadelphia Eagles humbled Patrick Mahomes and crushed the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>The dominant force in the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles&#8217; shocking dismantling of the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0Sunday night in\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0LIX wasn&#8217;t even on the field.<\/p>\n<p>If you watched\u00a0the Eagles&#8217; defense this season compared to 2023, you know it. And if you watched the Superman cape unceremoniously ripped off of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/player\/patrick-mahomes\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a>, you saw it again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyNzI3NTIzMzYzMDA1OTYx\/_vic-fangio-and-super-bowl-59.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyNzI3NTIzMzYzMDA1OTYx\/_vic-fangio-and-super-bowl-59.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyNzI3NTIzMzYzMDA1OTYx\/_vic-fangio-and-super-bowl-59.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyNzI3NTIzMzYzMDA1OTYx\/_vic-fangio-and-super-bowl-59.png 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyNzI3NTIzMzYzMDA1OTYx\/_vic-fangio-and-super-bowl-59.png 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyNzI3NTIzMzYzMDA1OTYx\/_vic-fangio-and-super-bowl-59.png 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEyNzI3NTIzMzYzMDA1OTYx\/_vic-fangio-and-super-bowl-59.png\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\" Vic Fangio and Super Bowl 59\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyNzI3NTIzMzYzMDA1OTYx\/_vic-fangio-and-super-bowl-59.png\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Vic Fangio and Super Bowl 59<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">Tony Fisher<\/p>\n<p>The biggest improvement in the Eagles this season is the same guy who should have won Super Bowl\u00a0 LIX: Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio.<\/p>\n<p>Quarterback Jalen Hurts won the MVP for his three touchdowns and combined 293 yards in the 40-22 romp over the two-time champion Chiefs. But it was Fangio&#8217;s defense that set the tone and framed the game by pressuring, harassing and turning Mahomes into a mere mortal.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Using essentially a four-man pass rush without blitzes, Fangio&#8217;s defense sacked Mahomes six times (including 2.5 by defensive lineman Josh Sweat) and forced him into three turnovers including safety Cooper DeJean&#8217;s Pick Six that ballooned their lead to 17-0 in the second quarter. Mahomes threw his three touchdown passes after his team trailed by 34 points. Make no mistake, this was epic beatdown of one of the greatest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0quarterbacks of all-time.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Fangio&#8217;s done it all season, authoring one of the\u00a0most remarkable defensive turnarounds in NFL history.<\/p>\n<p>To end last season, the Eagles allowed\u00a031 points and 404 yards per game in cratering from a 10-1 start to a blowout loss in the Wild Card round. They were confused. They didn&#8217;t tackle. They were a complete mess.<\/p>\n<p>Enter Fangio.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles had the No. 1 defense in the NFL during the regular season and allowed just eight touchdowns in four postseason games &#8211; three coming in Sunday&#8217;s garbage-time second half after Philly built a 34-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles jumped from 26<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0last year in yards allowed to first, and that\u2019s the biggest jump to the No. 1 spot in NFL history. An old roster got younger and better,\u00a0with rookie defensive backs Quinyon Mitchell and DeJean. Young players Nolan Smith, Nakobe Dean and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/tag\/jalen-carter\">Jalen Carter<\/a>\u00a0made huge jumps, and the emergence of Zack Baun and re-signing of C.J. Gardner-Johnson helped transform the defense into an elite unit.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Running back\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/player\/saquon-barkley\">Saquon Barkley<\/a>\u00a0gets the hype. Hurts got the hardware, and Philly got the record of 92 combined points in a conference championship game and Super Bowl. But Eagles fans know the truth: It&#8217;s Fangio who should get the credit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Behind coordinator Vic Fangio&#8217;s harassing pass rush and ball-hawking secondary, the Philadelphia Eagles humbled Patrick Mahomes and crushed the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX. 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