The New England Patriots will try to win a sixth Super Bowl since 2001 on Sunday, and while the Philadelphia Eagles have fully embraced their underdog role, we might not be paying enough attention to the gulf in experience between the Pats and Eagles.
The NFL Research Twitter account is a great follow for football fans, and they shared a few stats that put the accomplishments of Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the Patriots into perspective.
No coach-quarterback duo comes close to Brady-Belichick.
If the @Patriots win on Sunday, Bill Belichick & Tom Brady will have twice as many playoff wins as any other head coach/starting quarterback combination in NFL history 1. Belichick/Brady, 27 wins
2. Chuck Noll/Terry Bradshaw, 14 — NFL Research (@NFLResearch) February 2, 2018
Tom Brady has as much Super Bowl experience as the entire Eagles roster
Entering SuperBowl Lll, Tom Brady has played in 7 Super Bowls in his career, as many as the entire Eagles roster combined (7) — NFL Research (@NFLResearch) January 23, 2018
Pats-Eagles is a historic mismatch in terms of experience
Entering Super Bowl LII, the Patriots have 404 games of combined playoff experience, while the Eagles have 164 such games. The 240-game difference is the largest disparity in playoff experience between Super Bowl opponents since the 1970 merger.#Patriots #Eagles #SuperBowl — NFL Research (@NFLResearch) February 1, 2018
Bill Belichick has been involved in 34 percent of all Super Bowls since 1986