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Originally Posted by All22
4th Best Protection vs 2nd Best Pass Rushing... Unstoppable force vs Immovable Object indeed.
The KC OL faced 3 teams in the top 10 in adjusted sack rate:
5th - Minnesota - 5 sacks (No Mahomes though)
6th - Jacksonville - 0 Sacks
8th - New England - 1 Sack
For comparison sake, SF faced 6 teams in the top 10 in adjusted sack rate including all the teams in the top 5.
Our DLine faced the got 4 sacks against the #1 pass protecting team (the Rams) in our first matchup and 0 in our second matchup.
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That Jacksonville matchup is the one that probably should hold the most relevance for 49er fans.
They play the same basic scheme. The Jags aren't as good at LB as the 49ers, though Myles Jack is the best out of the two groups. 49ers have more depth. At the time, Jacksonville still had Ramsesy and Bouye lined up outside, an elite CB tandem. DL were similar in overall talent, with a depth edge to the 49ers.
The Chiefs cooked that defense for 40 points despite losing Hill about 10 snaps into the game and Mahomes having his original ankle sprain happen in the first half.
The Jags' overall personnel at that time surpassed the Chargers (similar bookends, better corners, better cover LB). The only real difference was that the Chargers have Derwin James and no one else does.
Tartt is going to need to have a Derwin James-like impact against KC for the 49ers to really hope to significantly slow the Chiefs O on Sunday, IMO.