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Top pass rushes

Eagles looking to finish off epic season

The Eagles are looking to put a stamp on their remarkable season with a Super Bowl victory. It was particularly remarkable in terms of pass rush, with the Eagles racking up 70 sacks -- the 3rd-highest total in NFL history. Interestingly, finishing that type of season with a Super Bowl title doesn't happen very often.

No question, it was impressive, with the Eagles putting an unprecedented four players over 10 sacks, led by Haason Reddick (pictured) with 16. But keeping that momentum going through the Super Bowl and bringing home a title is uncommon.

In the history of the NFL, there have been 30 times when an NFL defense recorded at least 60 sacks. Only one of those previous 29 teams went on to win a championship. That was the 1985 Bears, widely regarded as maybe the best defense in the history of the league. Unlikely the Eagles are ever discussed with such reverence, but a Super Bowl title would at least go some way to immortalize them.

Only three other of those previous 29 teams, in fact, even advanced to a title game (one Super Bowl loss; the others lost their championship games pre-Super Bowl era). The vast majority of them stumbled before getting there.

TOP PASS RUSHES, NFL HISTORY
YearTeamSkWLTResult
1984Bears721060Lost in Championship Game
1989Vikings711060Lost in Divisional Round
2022Eagles701430?
1987Bears701140Lost in Divisional Round
1985Giants681060Lost in Divisional Round
1967Raiders671310Lost in Super Bowl
2000Saints661060Lost in Divisional Round
1984Washington661150Lost in Divisional Round
1981Jets661051Lost in Wild-Card Round
1963Patriots66761Lost in Championship Game
1985Raiders651240Lost in Divisional Round
1985Bears641510Won Super Bowl
1984Raiders641150Lost in Wild-Card Round
1986Raiders63880Missed Playoffs
1989Eagles621150Lost in Wild-Card Round
1986Bears621420Lost in Divisional Round
1986Chargers624120Missed Playoffs
1985Cowboys621060Lost in Divisional Round
2006Chargers611420Lost in Divisional Round
1985Seahawks61880Missed Playoffs
197649ers61860Missed Playoffs
2013Panthers601240Lost in Divisional Round
2006Ravens601330Lost in Divisional Round
1996Panthers601240Lost in Championship Game
1990Kansas City601150Lost in Wild-Card Round
198549ers601060Lost in Wild-Card Round
1984Eagles60691Missed Playoffs
1980Chargers601150Lost in Championship Game
1966Cowboys601031Lost in Championship Game
1957Bears60570Missed Playoffs

--Andy Richardson

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