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Super Bowl LVII: The numbers you need to know today

Jalen Hurts huddles with his teammates
Jalen Hurts huddles with his teammates

Before the 6:30 PM kickoff, here are 25 news, notes, and storylines to follow in Super Bowl LVII:

• Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes were both in the Top 3 of several key passing categories this season, including QB rating (Mahomes 105.2, Hurts 101.5), yards per attempt (Mahomes 8.1, Hurts 8.05), and TD/INT ratio (Hurts 3.67, Mahomes 3.42).

• Super Bowl LVII will feature the youngest QB matchup between Hurts (24 years, 189 days) and Mahomes (27 years, 148 days).

• The Eagles scored a franchise-record 477 points in 2022, including team records in total TDs (59), scrimmage TDs (57), and rushing TDs (32).

• The Eagles ranked first in the NFL defensively in sacks (70), passing yards allowed (179.8 per game), and yards per play allowed (4.78).

• The Eagles are the first NFL team to allow 7-or-fewer points multiple times in a single postseason since the 2000 Baltimore Ravens.

• The Eagles became the first team in NFL history to have four players with 10+ sacks in a single season, led by Haason Reddick, who had 16 in the regular season and added a franchise-record 3.5 in the playoffs.

• Philadelphia totaled the fourth-highest third-down conversion rate (45.9%), a franchise record.

• Miles Sanders rushed for a career-high 1,269 yards and was one of only three running backs to post 1,200+ rushing yards and 11+ rushing touchdowns.

• A.J. Brown (4th, franchise-record 1,496) and DeVonta Smith (9th, 1,196) both finished in the top 10 of receiving yards this season while becoming the first 1,000-yard receiving duo in franchise history.

• The Chiefs ranked first in average pass EPA (+0.22) this season. The Eagles ranked first in average run EPA (+0.13). Meanwhile, the Eagles' defense was first on defense in average pass EPA allowed (-0.18).

• The Eagles ran the second-most plays out of shotgun (82%). The Chiefs were third.

• The Chiefs had pre-snap motion or shifts on 65% of offensive plays, fifth in the NFL. The Eagles were last with 36%.

• The Eagles were second in the NFL in pressure rate (33.3%), despite blitzing just 26% of the time (15th in the NFL). Even though Chiefs Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo comes from the Jim Johnson school of pressure, the Chiefs' blitz rate was 19th in the league.

• The Eagles lined up in nickel at the fifth-highest rate in the league. The Chiefs used the third-most dime/6 DB packages.

• Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones had 6 QB pressures in the AFC Championship, his third most in a game this season. Since Week 10, Jones is first among NFL DTs with 44 QB pressures. Javon Hargrave is third with 38.

• The Eagles played a season-high 42.9 percent of man coverage in the NFC Championship win over the 49ers. Patrick Mahomes has thrown 21 more TD passes vs. zone coverage than any quarterback since 2018.

• Mahomes threw a league-high 16 touchdowns to the middle-third of the field this season. The Eagles have not allowed a touchdown in this area since Week 13 against the Titans.

• Mahomes threw 31 touchdowns on passes under 10 air yards this season.

• Travis Kelce led all tight ends in routes (281), catches (54), and receiving yards (662) out of the slot this season. Kelce has 12 touchdowns this season, including playoffs, against man coverage, five more than any other player.

• The Eagles and the Chiefs finished tied for the best record in the NFL in the regular season (14-3).

*These numbers were provided by the Eagles media relations department or NFL's Next Gen Stats and Media Research.

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