How did Todd Bowles & Co. design the perfect defensive game plan to limit the big-play ability of Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs' offense? A THREAD ⬇️

🔹 (I) Two-high safety shells
🔹 (II) Pressure w/o blitzing
🔹 (III) Take away the sidelines

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(I) Two-High Safety Shells

The Buccaneers' defense aligned in a two-high safety shell on 87% of plays (59 of 68 plays), the HIGHEST rate by a Todd Bowles-led defense in a game over the last five seasons.

🔹 Mahomes (Deep): 0/5, 0 yards, INT

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(II) Pressure Without Blitzing

The Bucs blitzed on 9.6% of dropbacks, the LOWEST rate by a Bowles-led defense over the last five seasons.

🔹 4-Man Rush: 16 pressures, 34.0% QBP rate

*Bowles' three lowest blitz rates have all come against Andy Reid

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(III) Take Away the Sidelines

Mahomes finished 10/22, 50 yards & 2 INT on passes targeting receivers outside the numbers in tonight's big game.

In Week 12, Mahomes was 18/22, 308 yards & 3 TD outside the numbers against this same Buccaneers defense.

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