Eagles’ deep running game drives Super Bowl run, per NFL notes

Jemal Singleton, the running backs coach, compared it to a boxing bout. “I’m hoping we’re getting enough body hits in the first and second quarters that when it comes to the third and fourth quarters, those body hits get a little bit harder and you start to weaken your opponent a little bit. One of the things we strive to do is simply play physically the entire game.

Few teams have accomplished it as successfully as the Eagles, who have ran the ball on 50% of their offensive plays and averaged 153.9 rushing yards per game, including the playoffs. This would be the greatest rushing average for a Super Bowl winner team since the 1998 Denver Broncos. The most touchdown runs in a season are 39 by Philadelphia.